Thursday, October 17 2024 14:52

ArmInfo.The Armenian government has approved the demographic strategy for 2024-2040. As Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan noted during the Cabinet meeting on October 17, the strategy will help resolve 4 key issues: improving the well- being of families, preventing premature death, stimulating active old age, and preventing migration.

He said that the strategy contains a total of over 190 measures for  each target group. And an action plan will be approved over the next  three months.

Speaking about the first goal - improving the well-being of families  - Mkrtchyan explained that it is about creating an environment  conducive to this, where every newborn will contribute to the  development of human capital.

The implementation of the second goal is aimed at promoting health  and reducing mortality factors.  Stimulating active old age will be  carried out to ensure healthy and dignified aging, involving older  people in socio-economic life by increasing their potential.

In terms of migration management, according to the Minister, programs  will be implemented to reduce the causes leading to population  outflow, increase competitiveness, develop and retain highly  qualified personnel, and create an environment conducive to their  influx, including from the Diaspora. With this strategy, the Republic  of Armenia aims to reduce the aging rate of the population by 20%,  increase the rejuvenation rate of the population by 30%, and  stimulate significant development of human capital by 2040. 

<We expect that thanks to the strategy, it will be possible to  achieve the desired level of reduction in infertility, mortality, and  poverty. Its implementation will contribute to the improvement of the  demographic situation and will lead to such important results as the  development of human capital, improving the quality of life, and  ensuring inclusive economic growth>, - the head of the department  said.

He reported that the prime ministers' offices, the Ministry of  Health, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the  Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry  of Finance, the Ministry of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure and other interested parties took part in the  development of the strategy.

According to the RA Statistical Committee, 21,876 children were born  in Armenia in January-August 2024, which is 7.3% lower than the  year-ago figure, while 17,213 people died, which is 4.9% higher than  the year-ago figure. Thus, the absolute value of the natural  population growth was 4,663 people, which is 35.1% lower than the  year-ago level.

At the same time, Armenia traditionally maintains a negative  migration balance. According to the latest data (for the first half  of 2024), the negative migration balance amounted to 22,893 thousand  people, having decreased by 12% over the year.