27,338 births were recorded in Armenia in January-August 2014, of which 14,657 were in Yerevan. The birth rate increased by 920 compared with the same period of last year, the Armenian Health Ministry reports.

4,179 babies were born in Armenia in August, 2,282 of them in Yerevan. The provinces of Shirak, Lori, Tavush and Kotayk recorded the highest birth rate.