Number of divorces increases in Azerbaijan

Shafiga Nazimgizi
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The Ministry of Justice registered 15,065 marriages and 6,920 divorces in January-April of this year.

Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee, that compared to a year earlier, the number of marriages in every 1000 people has dropped from 5.6 to 4.5 and the number of divorces rose from 1.5 to 2.1.

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