Population: 5,681,025 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.81% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 16.11 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 23.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.84 years
male: 69.16 years
female: 76.7 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.18 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian

Ethnic divisions: Georgian 70.1%, Armenian 8.1%, Russian 6.3%, Azeri 5.7%, Ossetian 3%, Abkhaz 1.8%, other 5%

Religions: Georgian Orthodox 65%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Muslim 11%, Armenian Orthodox 8%, unknown 6%

Languages: Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, other 7%

Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 2.763 million
by occupation: industry and construction 31%, agriculture and forestry 25%, other 44% (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.