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)

Languages:
Georgian (official) 71%, Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia

Religions:
Orthodox Christian (official) 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)

Population:
4,935,880 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 459,334/female 410,494)
15-24 years: 14% (male 359,559/female 332,182)
25-54 years: 40.9% (male 976,129/female 1,042,898)
55-64 years: 12.2% (male 269,367/female 330,386)
65 years and over: 16.2% (male 295,673/female 459,858) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 48.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 27 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.7 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 40.4 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.11% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
12.93 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
10.77 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-3.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 52.8% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: -0.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
TBILISI (capital) 1.121 million (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
24
note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
67 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.68 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 100
male: 18.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.72 years
country comparison to the world: 90
male: 71.62 years
female: 80.17 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.77 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
53.4%
note: percent of women aged 15-44 (2010)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.4% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
4.24 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 97.3% of population
total: 98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 2.7% of population
total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural: 90.7% of population
total: 93.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural: 9.3% of population
total: 6.7% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
6,600 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
200 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
22.1% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
1.1% (2009)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2008)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 113,106
percentage: 18 % (2005 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 33.3% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 23