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In the first six months of 2022, 32589 deaths were recorded in the country, with the rate of deaths per 1000 inhabitants falling from 7,5 to 6,5 in compared to the same time the previous year (State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,2022). [...] In the first half of this year, 28785 marriages and 7531 divorces were registered by the Ministry of Justice's region (city) Registration Departments, with the number of marriages increasing from 4.7% to 5.8% and the rate of divorces decreasing from 1.6% to 1.5% per 1000 population compared to the same period last year (State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,2022). [...] The competent agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Migration Service reported 1215 people arriving in Azerbaijan for permanent residence and 442 people leaving the country in the first half of this year, with a migration positive balance of 773 people (State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,2022). [...] The competent agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Migration Service registered 395 people arriving in Azerbaijan for permanent residence and 47 people leaving the country in January-February of this year, with a migration-positive balance of 348 people (State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,2022) Figure 1: Population change of the Republic of Azerbaijan (. [...] MARRIAGE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS AND REGIONS IN AZERBAIJAN IN 2021 In 2021, the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan reported a total of 118,675 marriages in the country.