Statistical Committee reports the highest marriage and divorce rate in Armenia since 2018
More marriages and divoces were registered in Armenia in January-May 2021 to compare with the rate of the indicated period in 2019 before the pandemic. As Armenia’s State Statistical Committee (NSS) said said in a new report, 6,731 marriages were registered in Armenia during the indicated period. To note, the number was 4,178 for the same period in 2020, 6,243 - in 2019 and 5,619 - in 2018. Most marriages were registered in February - 1746. The highest marriage rate was registered in Yerevan.
In the meantime, divorce rate totaled to 1,648 in the first five months of the ongoing year which is less by 431 to compare with previous year’s data. Most divorces were registered in March, the source said.