YEREVAN. – Emigration from Armenia has increased ever since 2008. 

Armenian State Migration Agency Head Gagik Yeganyan noted the aforesaid Saturday, at a discussion devoted to emigration. 

In his words, this is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) University of capital city Yerevan.   

In line with official statistics, the largest outflow of Armenia’s residents was recorded between 1993 and 1994, when about 600,000 people left the country. From 1995 to 2001, this outflow amounted to 370,000. Between 2002 and 2007, the average annual emigration made up 25,000 people.

“From 2008 to 2013, the emigration totaled 30,000-35,000 people, per year,” Yeganyan stated.

The state migration service chief added that the main cause for emigration from Armenia is the socioeconomic problems.   

Gagik Yeganyan also informed that the main country for emigration is Russia, where 95-96 percent seasonal and 75-76 percent long-term immigrants go.