Georgia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

4,615,807 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.1% (male 395,929/female 345,071)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 1,503,360/female 1,616,234)
65 years and over: 16.4% (male 302,103/female 453,110) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 38.6 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 41 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.325% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.66 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

9.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 53% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

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.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.72 years
male: 73.41 years
female: 80.45 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.44 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,700 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian

Ethnic groups

Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002 census)

Religions

Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)

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: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2004 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2006)