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YEREVAN, JANUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. One third of the economically active population in Armenia is concentrated in the capital city of Yerevan – 31.3%, Armavir – 12%, Ararat – 10%, Lori – 9%, Kotayk – 8.9%, and in Vayots Dzor – 1.9%, reports Armenpress.
According to the data of the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the largest proportion of the economically active population (22.8%) comprise 25-34 age group, 45-54 age group comprise 21%, 55-64 – 20.4%, 35-44 – 20%, 15-24 – 10.2%, 65-75 – 5.6%.
42.2% of the economically active population has general secondary education, 28.8% - higher and postgraduate education, 23.6% - secondary vocational education.
As for the marital status of the economically active population, 70.3% are married, 20.7% are not married, 5.9% are widows, and 3.1% are divorced.
In 2016 the economically active population comprised 1 million 226.3 thousand people. Most of them are men – 53% or 645.1 thousand. 58% of the economically active population is concentrated in cities and 42% in villages.
