Georgia vs. Turkey
Demographics
| Georgia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,933,674 (July 2021 est.) | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 18.42% (male 472,731/female 435,174) 15-24 years: 10.9% (male 286,518/female 250,882) 25-54 years: 40.59% (male 984,942/female 1,016,353) 55-64 years: 13.24% (male 288,650/female 364,117) 65 years and over: 16.85% (male 326,219/female 504,444) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 23.41% (male 9,823,553/female 9,378,767) 15-24 years: 15.67% (male 6,564,263/female 6,286,615) 25-54 years: 43.31% (male 17,987,103/female 17,536,957) 55-64 years: 9.25% (male 3,764,878/female 3,822,946) 65 years and over: 8.35% (male 3,070,258/female 3,782,174) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 38.6 years male: 35.9 years female: 41.4 years (2020 est.) | total: 32.2 years male: 31.7 years female: 32.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.05% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.79 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 19.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.58 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.25 years male: 73.18 years female: 81.52 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.96 years male: 73.57 years female: 78.46 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2020 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish |
| Ethnic groups | Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.) | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 9,100 (2020 est.) | NA |
| Religions | Orthodox (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2% (2014 est.) | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) | NA |
| Languages | Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%; note - Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia (2014 est.) major-language sample(s): ??????? ???????? ?????, ???????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????. (Georgian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.4% female: 99.3% (2017) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.5% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 18 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 3.5% of GDP (2018) | 4.3% of GDP (2015) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 59.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Abkhazia and South Ossetia | urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 96.2% of population total: 98.4% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3.8% of population total: 1.6% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 98.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 98.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 82.7% of population total: 91.1% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 17.3% of population total: 8.9% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 91.6% of population total: 97.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 8.4% of population total: 2.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.079 million TBILISI (capital) (2021) | 15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.1% (2018) | 1.5% (2018/19) |
| Health expenditures | 7.1% (2018) | 4.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 7.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014) | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 21.7% (2016) | 32.1% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 25.9 years (2019 est.) note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia | 26.4 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 40.6% (2018) | 69.8% (2018) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55 youth dependency ratio: 31.3 elderly dependency ratio: 23.6 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 49.1 youth dependency ratio: 35.7 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
