Georgia Demographics Profile 2002

Population

4,960,951 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19% (male 481,669; female 462,966)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 1,631,351; female 1,752,230)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 246,663; female 386,072) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.55% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

11.48 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

14.61 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

51.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 64.67 years
male: 61.19 years
female: 68.32 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.48 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality

noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian

Ethnic groups

Georgian 70.1%, Armenian 8.1%, Russian 6.3%, Azeri 5.7%, Ossetian 3%, Abkhaz 1.8%, other 5%

Religions

Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%

Languages

Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1989 est.)