Population 4,960,951 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 19% (male 481,669; female 462,966)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 1,631,351; female 1,752,230)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 246,663; female 386,072) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate -0.55% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 11.48 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 14.61 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 51.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.67 years
female: 68.32 years (2002 est.)
male: 61.19 years

Total fertility rate 1.48 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.