| Population | 4,933,674 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian |
| Ethnic groups | Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.) |
| 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. |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55 youth dependency ratio: 31.3 elderly dependency ratio: 23.6 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 38.6 years male: 35.9 years female: 41.4 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.05% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | settlement concentrated in the central valley, particularly in the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest |
| 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 |
| Major cities - population | 1.079 million TBILISI (capital) (2021) |
| 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.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 25.9 years (2019 est.) note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia |
| Maternal mortality rate | 25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.25 years male: 73.18 years female: 81.52 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.75 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 40.6% (2018) |
| 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.) |
| Health expenditures | 7.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 7.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| 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.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.3% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 9,100 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 21.7% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.1% (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 3.5% of GDP (2018) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.4% female: 99.3% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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