Age structure:
0-14 years:
20% (male 517,829; female 497,155)
15-64 years:
67% (male 1,630,814; female 1,755,323)
65 years and over:
13% (male 238,090; female 380,327) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.62% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 10.87 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 52.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
64.48 years
male:
60.9 years
female:
68.23 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.41 children born/woman (2000 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 (official in Abkhazia)
See also: Ossetic language
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
100%
female:
98% (1989 est.)