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Rise in retirees in Azerbaijan

Business Materials 17 February 2009 11:51 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 17/ Trend , U. Ismayilova/

The number of retirees increased by 26,540 and reached 1.27 million in Azerbaijan on Jan. 1, the State Social Protection Fund said.

Roughly 496,000 retirees are men, 778,000 - women and 374,000 - women with children.

There are 9,240 civil servant retirees and 125,000 working retirees.

Around 835,000 individuals receive retirement pension and 301,000 disablement pension.  

About 4,700 individuals receive pension for occupational traumas.

Roughly 137,630 women receive pension after losing their husbands.

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