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Georgia vs. Russia

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GeorgiaRussia
Population4,933,674 (July 2021 est.)142,320,790 (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: 17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297)

15-24 years: 9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776)

25-54 years: 43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104)

55-64 years: 14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697)

65 years and over: 15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 38.6 years

male: 35.9 years

female: 41.4 years (2020 est.)
total: 40.3 years

male: 37.5 years

female: 43.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.05% (2021 est.)-0.2% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)1.7 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: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female

total population: 0.86 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: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.58 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: 72.16 years

male: 66.61 years

female: 78.05 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.75 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.6 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.3% (2020 est.)1.2% (2017 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Georgian(s)

adjective: Georgian
noun: Russian(s)

adjective: Russian
Ethnic groupsGeorgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.)

note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,100 (2020 est.)1 million (2017 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.)Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)

note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of official atheism under Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the country's traditional religions
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)NA
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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Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1%; note - data represent native language spoken (2010 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: 99.7%

female: 99.7% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2018)
Education expenditures3.5% of GDP (2018)4.7% 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: 74.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.11% 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: 98.6% of population

rural: 94.2% of population

total: 97.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population

rural: 5.8% of population

total: 2.9% 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: 94.8% of population

rural: 78.1% of population

total: 90.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population

rural: 21.9% of population

total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.079 million TBILISI (capital) (2021)12.593 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.504 million Saint Petersburg, 1.676 million Novosibirsk, 1.513 million Yekaterinburg, 1.280 million Kazan, 1.255 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2021)
Maternal mortality rate25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures7.1% (2018)5.3% (2018)
Physicians density7.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014)8.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate21.7% (2016)23.1% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth25.9 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia
25.2 years (2013 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate40.6% (2018)68% (2011)

note: percent of women aged 15-44
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: 51.2

youth dependency ratio: 27.8

elderly dependency ratio: 23.5

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook