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.
, - 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.
