YEREVAN. – In line with the latest Armenian National Statistical Service data, the difference between those that departed from and those that arrived in Armenia during the first nine months of this year was 122,191, “in favor” of those that departed, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reports.

“Some of those that departed will certainly return by the year’s end and the per annum emigration figure will be lesser. But the same indicator was a mere 109,405 people during the first nine months of last year. This means that the emigration rate exceeded the previous year’s indicator by about 12 percent.    

“According to official statistics, 50,000 people left Armenia last year. [In addition,] the number of those that left on buses increased sharply and that of those that left on airplanes reduced,” Haykakan Zhamanak writes.