Demographics of Georgia (country)


The demographic features of the population of Georgia include population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.

Demographic trends

The demographic situation in Georgia, like that of some other former Soviet republics, has been characterized by two prominent features since independence: decline in total population and significant "Georgianization" of the ethnic composition. The proportion of ethnic Georgians increased by full 10 percentage points between 1989 and 2002, rising from 73.7% to 83.7% of the population.
The population grew steadily while Georgia was part of the Soviet Union and during the first years of independence, rising from less than 4 million in the 1950s to a peak of 5.5 million in 1992. Then the trend changed and the population began to decline, dropping to 4.5 million in 2005 according to the estimates by the Georgian Department of Statistics. This figure represents the total population, including the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, whose population in 2005 was estimated at 178,000 and 49,200, respectively. Without Abkhazia and South Osetia, the population in the regions controlled by the central government of Georgia was 4,321,500 in 2005 and 4,382,100 in 2008.
Georgia was named among the highest-emigration countries in the world in the 2007 World Bank report. The 2002 population census in Georgia revealed a net migration loss of 1.1 million persons, or 20% of the population, since the early 90s. The decline in Georgia's population is caused by the emigration in search of employment, and a sharp fall of birth rates. Over 300,000 Russians, 200,000 Georgians, 200,000 Armenians, 85,000 Greeks, 50,000 Azerbaijanis, 50,000 Ukrainians and 20,000 Jews have migrated from Georgia since independence.

Vital statistics

Sources: United Nations and GeoStat

Births and deaths

Total area

1Births and deaths until 1959 are estimates.

Excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate Crude death rate Natural change Fertility rates
19934,854,00055,59456,270−67611.511.6−0.1
19944,862,00057,31150,3266,98511.810.41.41.53
19954,734,00056,48649,2197,26711.910.11.81.57
19964,616,00055,15348,2516,90211.610.21.41.60
19974,532,00054,13648,0266,11011.410.51.11.63
19984,487,00051,49147,9073,58411.010.50.51.60
19994,453,00048,40847,90949910.710.60.11.55
20004,418,00048,16748,250-8310.710.7-0.01.59
20014,386,00046,62047,133-51310.510.6-0.11.57
20024,357,00045,12747,514-2,38710.210.8-0.61.53
20034,329,00045,45047,114-1,66410.310.7-0.41.56
20044,318,00045,75149,746-3,99510.311.2-0.91.58
20054,321,00046,06349,534-3,47110.411.1-0.71.59
20064,401,00046,84550,014-3,16910.611.2-0.61.62
20074,394,00048,49950,204-1,70511.111.4-0.31.69
20083,847,00052,44250,4901,95213.613.10.51.84
20093,829,00056,56850,7945,77414.813.31.52.01
20103,800,00055,23051,0664,16414.613.51.12.00
20113,774,00051,56549,8181,74713.713.30.41.89
20123,740,00049,96949,34762213.413.20.21.85
20133,718,00049,65748,5641,09313.413.10.31.86
20143,717,00060,63549,08711,54816.313.23.12.31
20153,722,00059,24949,12110,12815.913.22.72.31
20163,729,00056,56950,7715,79815.213.71.52.24
20173,726,00053,29347,8225,47114.312.91.42.14
20183,729,00051,13846,5244,61413.712.51.22.12
20193,723,00048,29646,6591,63713.012.50.42.01

Current birth and death statistics

Structure of the population

Structure of the population :
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total2 141 3002 349 4004 490 700100
0-4152 650137 150289 8006,45
5-9123 200110 150233 3505,20
10-14125 850113 000238 8505,32
15-19151 600142 000293 6006,54
20-24186 250181 950368 2008,20
25-29181 250178 300359 5508,01
30-34164 650166 100330 7507,37
35-39153 900159 800313 7006,99
40-44145 300156 800302 1006,73
45-49145 550166 700312 2506,95
50-54151 550176 000327 5507,29
55-59123 800148 600272 4006,07
60-64101 950128 350230 3005,13
65-6954 95074 950129 9002,89
70-7474 350117 600191 9504,27
75-7953 75085 700139 4503,11
80-8433 60059 90093 5002,08
85+17 15046 35063 5001,41

Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-14401 700360 300762 00016,97
15-641 505 8001 604 6003 110 40069,26
65+233 800384 500618 30013,77

Ethnic groups

are the predominant ethnic group in Georgia, according to the 2014 census 86.8% of the population. The proportion in 2014 was much higher than in preceding censuses as in 2014 Abkhazia and South Ossetia were not under government control and therefore not included. As a result of this the proportion of Ossetians and Abkhazians was very low.

CIA World Factbook 2002 demographic statistics

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Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS
Nationality:
Literacy:, age 15 and over can read and write