YEREVAN. – More than 47 thousand people have emigrated from Armenia in 2014, Zhoghovurd daily reported.

“The Armenian National Statistical Service issued these data yesterday [, Friday].

“For comparison, the number of emigrants in 2013 was more than 42 thousand people; that is, the number of emigration continued to grow last year in our country.

“Officially, Armenia’s permanent population was 3 million 10 thousand in early 2015; last year, this figure was 3 million 17 thousand; that is, the number of permanent residents in Armenia has officially dropped by 7 thousand [so far] this year,” Zhoghovurd wrote.