World Guide - Georgia

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Population and Demographics [Compare Countries]

Georgia has a population of 4,615,807 (July 2009 est.).

Capital Tbilisi
Main urban areas Batumi, Kutaisi, Poti, Rustavi
Ethnic groups Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002 census)
Languages spoken Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% (note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)

Population age

0-14: 16.1% (m 395,929/f 345,071)
15-64: 67.6% (m 1,503,360/f 1,616,234)
65+: 16.4% (m 302,103/f 453,110) (2009 est.)

 16.1 percent population 0-14  67.6 percent population 15-64  16.4 percent population 65+
  0-14 15-64 65+
Gender ratios

At birth: 1.13 m/f , 0-14: 1.15 m/f , 15-64: 0.93 m/f , 65+: 0.67 m/f
Total population: 0.91 m/f (2009 est.)

Labour Force

Labour Force demographics available via the Georgia economic data page

Changing Population (Life expectancy, births, deaths and fertility)

The population growth rate for Georgia is -0.325% (2009 est.) (world growth rate at 2006 is 1.14%). The country also saw migration of -4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.). The median age of the country is total: 38.6 years male: 36.1 years female: 41 years (2009 est.).

Note: on the graphs, world figures are represented by a red bar, figures for Georgia are illustrated with a green bar.

Life Expectancy: Total population: 76.72 years
Male: 73.41 years
Female: 80.45 years (2009 est.)
[76.72]
[64.77]
[
Male:, m]
[63.16, m]
[, f]
[66.47, f]
Fertility: 1.44 children born/woman (2009 est.) [1.44]
[2.59]
Births: 10.66 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) [10.66]
[20.05]
Deaths: 9.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) [9.65]
[8.67]
Infants: Total: 16.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 13.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
[16.22]
[48.87]
[18.21, m]
[50.98, m]
[13.97, f]
[46.65, f]