Short facts about people of Georgia

Population:

4,989,285 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  19.59% (male 498,575; female 478,663) 15-64 years:  67.91% (male 1,632,338; female 1,755,910) 65 years and over:  12.5% (male 241,824; female 381,975) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.59% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

11.18 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

14.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.63 male(s)/female total population:  0.91 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

52.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  64.57 years male:  61.04 years female:  68.28 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.45 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Georgian(s) adjective:  Georgian

Ethnic groups:

Georgian 70.1%, Armenian 8.1%, Russian 6.3%, Azeri 5.7%, Ossetian 3%, Abkhaz 1.8%, other 5%

Religions:

Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%

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:  99% male:  100% female:  98% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook