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Georgia vs. Armenia

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GeorgiaArmenia
Population4,933,674 (July 2021 est.)3,011,609 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 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: 18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969)

15-24 years: 11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197)

25-54 years: 43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421)

55-64 years: 14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580)

65 years and over: 12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 38.6 years

male: 35.9 years

female: 41.4 years (2020 est.)
total: 36.6 years

male: 35.1 years

female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.05% (2021 est.)-0.35% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)11.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat 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: 1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 14.02 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 77.25 years

male: 73.18 years

female: 81.52 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.86 years

male: 72.58 years

female: 79.44 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.75 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.65 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.3% (2020 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Georgian(s)

adjective: Georgian
noun: Armenian(s)

adjective: Armenian
Ethnic groupsGeorgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,100 (2020 est.)4,800 (2020 est.)
ReligionsOrthodox (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.)Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)<100 (2020 est.)
LanguagesGeorgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%; note - Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia (2014 est.)

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Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1%; note - Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Literacydefinition: 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: 99.7%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.7% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
Education expenditures3.5% of GDP (2018)2.7% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban 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: 63.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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: 84.5% of population

total: 93.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 15.5% of population

total: 6.4% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.079 million TBILISI (capital) (2021)1.089 million YEREVAN (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight2.1% (2018)2.6% (2015/16)
Health expenditures7.1% (2018)10% (2018)
Physicians density7.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018)4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014)4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate21.7% (2016)20.2% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth25.9 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia
25.2 years (2019 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate40.6% (2018)57.1% (2015/16)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 55

youth dependency ratio: 31.3

elderly dependency ratio: 23.6

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 48.4

youth dependency ratio: 30.9

elderly dependency ratio: 17.5

potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook