Azerbaijan posts decline in number of marriages and growth in divorces

Mirmahmud Kazimoglu
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The Ministry of Justice registered 29,191 marriages and 12,610 divorces in January-July of this year.

Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee, that the number of marriages in every 1,000 people has dropped from 6.1 to 4.9 and the number of divorces rose from 1.5 to 2.1.

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