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Armenia’s permanent population shrank by 7,600 people last year to stand at 2,965,100 as of 1 January 2019, according to the latest figures released by the Statistical Committee of Armenia. 

The statistics show that in 2018 the population of capital city Yerevan grew to 1,080,100 people from the previous year’s 1,076,400.

The regions with the largest population are Armavir and Ararat with 264,600 and 257,100 people respectively. Vayots Dzor is the least populated region in Armenia with 49,300 residents.

The average age of Armenia's permanent population was 36.5 years as of the beginning of 2018 (36.2 years in 2017) – 34.5 years for men and 38.2 years for women.

In January-December 2018, the population viability rate, i.e. the ratio of birth and death rates stood at 142.3% against the 138.8% recorded in the same period of 2017.

An estimated number of 36,502 babies were born in Armenia last year, while the number was 37,700 in 2017, 40,592 in 2016 and 41,763 in 2015.

Meantime, Armenia saw a rate of 258 divorces per 1,000 marriages last year, with 259 divorce cases recorded in 2017.