Georgia's People | Georgia People

Population: 4,677,401 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18% (male 444,779/female 398,162) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,480,557/female 1,603,743) 65 years and over: 16% (male 300,859/female 449,301) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 37.36 years male: 34.93 years female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.35% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 9.09 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.16 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 18.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 75.88 years male: 72.59 years female: 79.67 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.41 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less 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%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, Muslim 9.9%, 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: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1999 est.)

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