Demographics of Georgia Demographics comprises selected characteristics of a population (age and income distribution and trends, mobility, educational attainment, home ownership and employment status, for instance) for purposes of social studies. ...

Population: 4,693,892 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:

• 0–14 years: 18.7% (male 461,967; female 416,898)
• 15–64 years: 65.8% (male 1,480,217; female 1,607,509)
• 65 years and over: 15.5% (male 290,534; female 436,767) (2004 est.)

Median age:

• total: 37 years
• male: 34.5 years
• female: 39.2 years (2004 est.)

• Population growth rate: -0.36% (2004 est.)
• Birth rate: 10.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
• Death rate: 8.98 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
• Net migration rate: -4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

• at birth: 1.16 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.11 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 (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

• total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
• female: 16.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
• male: 21.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

• total population: 75.62 years
• male: 72.35 years
• female: 79.44 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.4 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS

• adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
• people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 900 (2001 est.)
• deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality:

• noun: Georgian(s)
• adjective: Georgian

Ethnic groups: Georgian 83.8%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, Azeri 6.5%, Ossetia 0.9%, other 1.6% Azerbaijanians The Azerbaijanians, also referred to as Azerbaijanian Turks or Azeris, are a Turkic-Muslim people who live in the Azerbaijan, located in a crossroads between eastern Europe and western Asia. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

Religions: Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church 82%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian Apostolic 3.9%, Russian Orthodox 2,0%, Catholocs 0.8% and other 1.4% The Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church (Kartuli Martlmadidebeli da Samotsikulo Eklesia, ქართული მართლმადიდებელი და სამოციქულო ეკლესია in Georgian language) is one of the worlds most ancient Christian Churches, founded in the 1st century by the Apostle Andrew. ... Islam  listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes incorrectly called the Armenian Orthodox Church is the worlds oldest national church and one of the original churches, having been founded in 301. ... Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Languages: Georgian 90% (official), Russian,Armenian,Azeri and other 10% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Georgia and Turkey. ... Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Apsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abkhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ...

Literacy:, age 15 and over can read and write

• total population: 99%
• male: 100%
• female: 98% (1999 est.)

Information from The World Factbook. World Factbook 2005 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...

See also: Georgia