Demographics of Georgia (country)

Demographics of Georgia
Georgia population pyramid in 2020
Population3,688,647 (1 January 2022)[1]
Density65.3 (2018)
Growth rateDecrease1.5‰ (2017)
Birth rate14.3‰ (2017)
Death rate12.8‰ (2017)
Life expectancy73.5 years (2018)
Infant mortality rate8.1‰ (2018)
Net migration rate−0.6 (2017)[n 1][2]
Age structure
0–14 years20%[n 1][3]
15–64 years65.4%
65 and over14.6%
Sex ratio
Total0.92 male(s)/female[n 1][3]
At birth1.07 male(s)/female
Under 151.09 male(s)/female
15–64 years0.96 male(s)/female
65 and over0.6 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian
Major ethnicGeorgians
Minor ethnicEthnic minorities in Georgia
Language
OfficialGeorgian (Abkhaz)[n 2]
SpokenOthers
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1770[8] 761,000—    
1800[9] 784,700+3.1%
1832[9] 892,100+13.7%
1865[10] 1,289,200+44.5%
1886[10] 1,641,900+27.4%
1897[11] 1,919,400+16.9%
1914[12] 2,697,500+40.5%
1917[12] 2,357,800−12.6%
1921[13] 2,677,000+13.5%
1926 2,666,494−0.4%
1939 3,540,023+32.8%
1959 4,044,045+14.2%
1970 4,686,358+15.9%
1979 4,993,182+6.5%
1989 5,400,841+8.2%
2002 4,371,535−19.1%
2002* 3,991,300−8.7%
2014 3,713,804−7.0%
Note: Present territory of Georgia[4]
* Corrected as per[5][6][7]

The demographic features of the population of Georgia include population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.[14]

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The demographic situation in Georgia, like that of some other former Soviet republics (especially Estonia and Latvia), has been characterized by two prominent features since independence: decline in total population and significant "Georgianization" of the ethnic composition. The proportion of ethnic Georgians increased by full 10 percentage points between 1989 and 2002, rising from 73.7% to 83.7% of the population.[15] This occurred due to two migratory movements: Georgians living and working in other Soviet republics returned to their homeland, while other nationalities left Georgia.[16]

While Georgia was part of the Soviet Union the population grew steadily, rising from less than 4 million in the 1950s to a peak of 5.5 million in 1992 (including Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region).[17] From 1992 the population began to decline sharply due to civil war and economic crisis driven mass migration throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. By 2013, the population has stabilized around 3.7 million (excluding Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region). The 2002 population census in Georgia revealed a net migration loss of more than one million persons, or 20% of the population, since the early 1990s, confirmed by other studies.[18][19] Other factors of the population decline include net birth-death deficits in the period 1995–2010[20] and the exclusion of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region from the statistics since 1994, which population was estimated in 2005 at 178,000 and 49,200, respectively.[21]

Georgia was named among the highest-emigration countries in the world (relative to its population size) in a 2007 World Bank report.[22] Russia received by far most migrants from Georgia. According to United Nations data this totalled to 625 thousand by 2000, which has declined to 450 thousand by 2019.[23] Initially the out-migration was driven by non-Georgian ethnicities, but due to the war and crisis ridden 1990s, and the subsequent bad economic outlook, increasing numbers of Georgians emigrated as well.[16] The 1989 census recorded 341,000 ethnic Russians, or 6.3 per cent of the population,[24] which declined to 26,453 (0.7%) by 2014.[25] The 2010 Russian census recorded about 158,000 ethnic Georgians living in Russia,[26]

The figure below shows the demographic trend in Georgia since 1950.

    Originally determined/estimated population since 1950.[28][30][31]
    Correction through retro-projection (1994–2017) by UN and Geostat [32][33]

Note: 1993–1994 drop is exclusion of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region from population statistics.[34]

Data correction

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The 2014 census, executed in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), found a population gap of approximately 700,000 compared to the 2014 data from the National Statistical Office of Georgia, Geostat, which was cumulatively built on the 2002 census. Consecutive research estimated the 2002 census to be inflated by 8 to 9 percent,[20] which affected the annually updated population estimates in subsequent years. One explanation put forward by UNFPA is that families of emigrants continued to list them in 2002 as residents for fear of losing certain rights or benefits. Other factors that distorted the demographic data included a lack of quality in the registration system of migration, births, deaths and marriages. It was not until around 2010 that parts of the system became reliable again. With the support of the UNFPA, the demographic data of the period 1994–2014 has been retro-projected. The results of the project were presented and published in 2018.[6][5] Based on this back-projection Geostat has corrected its data for these years, both in its annual publications starting from 2018, and its public access database.[7]

Vital statistics

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Density of the population of Georgia by municipality (2018)
Distribution of the population of Georgia by municipalities
Municipalities of Georgia by the population's predominant gender
Percentage of ethnic Georgians by municipality
Cities and towns in Georgia by population size
Ethnic composition of the regions of Georgia

Sources: United Nations,[35] Demoscope[36], GeoStat[37]
Total population from 1994: excluding Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region. Corrected as per retro-projection[5][6] and as published in public access database.[7]

Births and deaths

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Total area

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Population per 1 Jan. Live births1 Deaths1 Natural change1 Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Crude migration change (per 1000) Fertility rates
1950 3,528,000 82,900 27,000 55,900 23.5 7.7 15.9
1951 3,585,000 86,800 26,900 59,900 24.2 7.5 16.7 −0.5
1952 3,646,000 85,700 26,600 59,100 23.5 7.3 16.2 0.8
1953 3,710,000 87,200 26,300 60,900 23.5 7.1 16.4 1.2
1954 3,775,000 91,400 26,000 65,400 24.2 6.9 17.3 0.2
1955 3,839,000 92,500 25,700 66,800 24.1 6.7 17.4 −0.4
1956 3,904,000 89,800 26,500 63,300 23.0 6.8 16.2 0.7
1957 3,967,000 89,700 27,000 62,700 22.6 6.8 15.8 0.3
1958 4,031,000 93,100 27,400 65,700 23.1 6.8 16.3 −0.2
1959 4,044,000 98,300 27,400 70,900 24.0 6.7 17.3 −14.3
1960 4,129,000 102,866 27,015 51,866 24.7 6.5 18.2 2.8 2.65
1961 4,190,000 104,429 27,621 53,429 24.7 6.5 18.2 −3.4 2.65
1962 4,258,000 101,717 30,394 51,717 23.7 7.1 16.6 −0.4 2.63
1963 4,325,000 100,326 29,620 51,326 23.0 6.8 16.2 −0.5 2.62
1964 4,389,000 97,433 29,708 48,433 22.0 6.7 15.3 −0.5 2.62
1965 4,450,000 94,987 31,291 46,987 21.2 7.0 14.2 −0.3 2.60
1966 4,505,000 92,026 30,389 44,026 20.3 6.7 13.6 −1.2 2.57
1967 4,556,000 89,302 32,904 42,302 19.5 7.2 12.3 −1.0 2.53
1968 4,598,000 89,660 32,416 43,660 19.4 7.0 12.4 −3.2 2.52
1969 4,640,000 87,069 35,169 41,069 18.7 7.5 11.2 −2.1 2.45
1970 4,674,000 90,207 34,283 45,207 19.2 7.3 11.9 −4.6 2.62
1971 4,729,000 90,396 35,325 45,396 19.0 7.4 11.6 0.2 2.61
1972 4,778,000 86,402 36,409 41,402 18.0 7.6 10.4 0 2.53
1973 4,818,000 88,577 35,911 44,577 18.3 7.4 10.9 −2.5 2.58
1974 4,856,000 89,761 37,145 45,761 18.4 7.6 10.8 −2.9 2.59
1975 4,895,000 89,712 39,292 45,712 18.3 8.0 10.3 −2.3 2.52
1976 4,920,000 90,605 38,875 46,605 18.3 7.9 10.4 −5.3 2.52
1977 4,960,000 89,028 40,139 45,028 17.9 8.1 9.8 −1.7 2.33
1978 4,986,000 88,766 40,239 45,766 17.8 8.1 9.8 −4.6 2.31
1979 4,993,000 89,803 41,907 47,896 17.8 8.4 9.5 −8.1 2.34
1980 5,029,000 89,458 43,346 46,112 17.6 8.6 9.1 −1.9 2.26
1981 5,071,000 92,501 43,961 48,540 18.1 8.6 9.5 −1.1 2.29
1982 5,100,000 91,784 42,734 49,050 17.9 8.4 9.6 −3.9 2.25
1983 5,134,000 92,660 43,301 49,359 18.0 8.4 9.6 −2.9 2.20
1984 5,167,000 95,841 45,787 50,054 18.5 8.8 9.7 −3.3 2.24
1985 5,230,000 97,739 46,153 51,586 18.7 8.8 9.9 2.3 2.27
1986 5,234,000 98,155 46,354 51,801 18.7 8.8 9.9 −9.1 2.26
1987 5,266,000 94,595 46,332 48,263 17.8 8.7 9.1 −3.0 2.19
1988 5,397,000 91,905 47,544 44,361 17.1 8.9 8.3 16.6 2.13
1989 5,401,000 91,138 47,077 44,061 16.8 8.7 8.1 −7.4 2.15
1990 5,424,000 92,815 50,721 43,895 17.1 9.3 8.1 −3.8 2.29
1991 5,453,000 89,091 52,416 36,675 16.3 9.6 6.7 −1.4 2.07
1992 5,467,000 72,631 55,076 17,555 13.4 10.2 3.2 −0.6 1.72
1993 5,346,000 55,594 56,270 −676 11.5 11.6 −0.1 −22.0

1Births and deaths until 1959 are estimates.

Excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia

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Population per 1 Jan. Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Crude migration rate (per 1000) Fertility rates
1994 4,922,900 57,311 50,326 6,985 11.8 10.4 1.4 −80.5 1.53
1995 4,742,300 56,486 49,219 7,267 11.9 10.1 1.8 −38.5 1.57
1996 4,573,200 55,153 48,251 6,902 11.6 10.2 1.4 −37.1 1.60
1997 4,410,200 54,136 48,026 6,110 11.4 10.5 1.1 −36.7 1.63
1998 4,289,600 51,491 47,907 3,584 11.0 10.5 0.5 −27.8 1.60
1999 4,197,600 48,408 47,909 499 10.7 10.6 0.1 −21.5 1.55
2000 4,116,800 48,167 48,250 −83 10.7 10.7 −0.0 −19.2 1.59
2001 4,037,500 46,620 47,133 −513 10.5 10.6 −0.1 −19.2 1.57
2002 3,991,300 45,127 47,514 −2,387 10.2 10.8 −0.6 −10.8 1.53
2003 3,965,800 45,450 47,114 −1,664 10.3 10.7 −0.4 −6.0 1.56
2004 3,937,700 45,751 49,746 −3,995 10.3 11.2 −0.9 −6.2 1.58
2005 3,917,000 46,063 49,534 −3,471 10.4 11.1 −0.7 −4.6 1.59
2006 3,888,000 46,845 50,014 −3,169 10.6 11.2 −0.6 −6.8 1.62
2007 3,872,700 48,499 50,204 −1,705 11.1 11.4 −0.3 −3.6 1.69
2008 3,847,600 52,442 50,490 1,952 13.6 13.1 0.5 −7.0 1.84
2009 3,829,000 56,568 50,794 5,774 14.8 13.3 1.5 −6.3 2.01
2010 3,799,800 55,230 51,066 4,164 14.6 13.5 1.1 −8.7 2.00
2011 3,773,600 51,565 49,818 1,747 13.7 13.3 0.4 −7.3 1.89
2012 3,739,300 49,969 49,347 622 13.4 13.2 0.2 −9.3 1.85
2013 3,718,400 49,657 48,564 1,093 13.4 13.1 0.3 −5.9 1.86
2014 3,716,900 60,635 49,087 11,548 16.3 13.2 3.1 −3.5 2.31
2015 3,721,900 59,249 49,121 10,128 15.9 13.2 2.7 −1.4 2.31
2016 3,728,600 56,569 50,771 5,798 15.2 13.7 1.5 0.3 2.24
2017 3,721,900 53,293 47,822 5,471 14.3 12.9 1.4 −3.2 2.14
2018 3,729,600 51,138 46,524 4,614 13.7 12.5 1.2 0.9 2.12
2019 3,723,500 48,296 46,659 1,637 13.0 12.5 0.4 −2.0 2.01
2020 3,716,900 46,520 50,537 −4,017 12.5 13.6 −1.1 −0.7 1.97
2021 3,728,600 45,946 59,906 −13,960 12.3 16.1 −3.8 6.9 1.98
2022 3,688,647 42,319 49,118 −6,799 11.5 13.3 −1.8 −8.9 1.82
2023 3,736,400 40,214 42,756 −2,542 10.8 11.4 -0.6 13.5 1.70

Source: Geostat public database,[7] Geostat website, section Population and Demography.[38] [39]

Current vital statistics

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Source:[38]

Period Live births Deaths Natural increase
January – June 2023 19,431 21,944 −2,513
January – June 2024 18,633 22,265 −3,697
Difference Decrease −798 (−4.10%) Negative increase +321 (+1.46%) Negative increase +1,184

Life expectancy

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Life expectancy in Georgia since 1950
Life expectancy in Georgia since 1960 by gender
Period Life expectancy in

Years[40]

1950–1955 60.65
1955–1960 Increase 62.65
1960–1965 Increase 64.65
1965–1970 Increase 66.65
1970–1975 Increase 68.15
1975–1980 Increase 69.64
1980–1985 Decrease 69.63
1985–1990 Increase 70.45
1990–1995 Decrease 70.11
1995–2000 Increase 71.09
2000–2005 Increase 72.60
2005–2010 Increase 72.65
2010–2015 Increase 72.74
2015–2020 Increase 73.52
2020–2025 Increase 74.24

by regions

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Main article: List of Asian regions by life expectancy
Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2021)
region 2019 2019
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
Georgia on average 73.47 68.49 78.43 9.94 −1.78 71.69 −0.10 71.59 66.76 76.46 9.70 −1.88
Shida Kartli 74.62 69.53 79.83 10.30 −1.80 72.82 −0.11 72.71 67.77 77.82 10.05 −1.91
Kvemo Kartli 74.33 69.27 79.47 10.20 −1.80 72.53 −0.11 72.42 67.52 77.48 9.96 −1.91
Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 74.28 69.22 79.41 10.19 −1.80 72.48 −0.11 72.37 67.47 77.42 9.95 −1.91
Samtskhe–Javakheti 74.12 69.08 79.22 10.14 −1.79 72.33 −0.11 72.22 67.33 77.23 9.90 −1.90
Adjara 72.78 67.86 77.59 9.73 −1.76 71.02 −0.11 70.91 66.15 75.64 9.49 −1.87
Guria 72.52 67.63 77.27 9.64 −1.75 70.77 −0.11 70.66 65.92 75.33 9.41 −1.86
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 72.46 67.57 77.20 9.63 −1.75 70.71 −0.11 70.60 65.86 75.26 9.40 −1.86
Tbilisi 71.78 66.46 77.24 10.78 −1.73 70.05 −0.11 69.94 64.78 75.30 10.52 −1.84
Kakheti 71.10 66.33 75.54 9.21 −1.71 69.39 −0.11 69.28 64.66 73.65 8.99 −1.82
Mtskheta-Mtianeti 65.53 60.64 69.52 8.88 −1.58 63.95 −0.10 63.85 59.11 67.77 8.66 −1.68

Data source: Global Data Lab[41]

Structure of the population

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Structure of the population (01.01.2019) :[42]

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 1 790 600 1 929 600 3 720 200
100%
0–4 141 300 131 900 273 200
7.35%
5–9 134 600 124 300 258 900
6.96%
10–14 118 500 106 200 224 700
6.04%
15–19 109 100 96 500 205 600
5.53%
20–24 115 400 104 000 219 400
5.90%
25–29 129 700 126 100 255 800
6.88%
30–34 136 000 135 100 271 100
7.28%
35–39 126 500 127 600 254 100
6.83%
40–44 119 100 121 400 240 500
6.46%
45–49 115 100 119 100 234 200
6.30%
50–54 111 800 121 300 233 100
6.27%
55–59 120 800 139 800 260 600
7.00%
60–64 102 500 129 300 231 800
6.23%
65–69 80 800 112 800 193 600
5.20%
70–74 51 300 80 200 131 500
3.53%
75–79 36 100 64 800 100 900
2.71%
80–84 28 900 58 700 87 600
2.36%
85+ 13 000 30 600 43 600
1.17%
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 394 400 362 400 756 800
20.35%
15–64 1 186 000 1 220 200 2 406 200
64.68%
65+ 210 100 347 100 557 200
14.97%

Ethnic groups

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Georgians are the predominant ethnic group in Georgia, according to the 2014 census 86.83% of the population. The proportion in 2014 was much higher than in preceding censuses as in 2014 Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region were not under government control and therefore not included. As a result of this the proportion of Ossetians and Abkhazians was very low (0.39% and 0.02%, respectively).

Population of Georgia in 2014

  Georgians (86.8%)
  Azerbaijanis (6.3%)
  Armenians (4.5%)
  Russians (0.7%)
  Ossetians (0.4%)
  Yazidis (0.3%)
  Ukrainians (0.2%)
  Greeks (0.2%)
  Assyrians (0.1%)
  Others (0.5%)
Population of Georgia according to ethnic group 1800–1897
Year Georgians Armenians Russians Ossetians Transcaucasian
Tatars 		Abkhazians Greeks Jews Germans Others Total
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
1800[43] 622,600
79.4%
 47,000
6.0%
 — — 29,300
3.7%
 30,000
3.8%
 52,000
6.6%
 500
0.1%
 3,300
0.4%
 — — — — 784,700
1832[43] 677,100
75.9%
 84,000
9.4%
 — — 32,300
3.6%
 27,000
3.0%
 56,600
6.3%
 7,000
0.8%
 4,000
0.5%
 — — 4,100
0.5%
 892,100
1865[44] 950,600
73.8%
 122,600
9.5%
 25,900
2.0%
 45,500
3.6%
 51,500
4.0%
 60,000
4.6%
 12,000
0.9%
 7,800
0.6%
 4,200
0.3%
 9,100
0.7%
 1,289,200
1886[44] 1,188,100
72.4%
 172,900
10.5%
 42,500
2.6%
 71,000
4.3%
 62,600
3.8%
 38,000
2.3%
 28,800
1.8%
 11,700
0.7%
 5,500
0.3%
 20,800
1.3%
 1,641,900
1897[44] 1,331,300
69.4%
 197,000
10.3%
 101,000
5.3%
 81,500
4.2%
 81,100
4.2%
 42,600
2.2%
 38,500
2.0%
 17,200
0.9%
 7,400
0.4%
 21,800
1.1%
 1,919,400
Population of Georgia according to ethnic group 1926–2014
Ethnic
group 		census 19261 census 19392 census 19593 census 19704 census 19795 census 19896 census 20026 census 20147
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Georgians 1,788,186 66.8 2,173,922 61.4 2,600,588 64.3 3,130,741 66.8 3,433,011 68.8 3,787,393 70.1 3,661,173 83.8 3,224,564 86.8
Azerbaijanis 137,921[45] 5.2 188,058[46] 5.3 153,600 3.8 217,758 4.6 255,678 5.1 307,556 5.7 284,761 6.5 233,024 6.3
Armenians 307,018 11.5 415,013 11.7 442,916 11.0 452,309 9.7 448,000 9.0 437,211 8.1 248,929 5.7 168,102 4.5
Russians 96,085 3.6 308,684 8.7 407,886 10.1 396,694 8.5 371,608 7.4 341,172 6.3 67,671 1.5 26,453 0.7
Ossetians 113,298 4.2 147,677 4.2 141,178 3.5 150,185 3.2 160,497 3.2 164,055 3.0 38,028 0.9 14,385 0.4
Yazidis 2,262 0.1 12,915 0.4 16,212 0.4 20,690 0.4 25,688 0.5 33,331 0.6 18,329 0.4 12,174 0.3
Kurds 7,955 0.3 2,514 0.1 1,596 0.0
Ukrainians 14,356 0.5 45,595 1.3 52,236 1.3 49,622 1.1 45,036 0.9 52,443 1.0 7,039 0.2 6,034 0.2
Greeks 54,051 2.0 84,636 2.4 72,938 1.8 89,246 1.9 95,105 1.9 100,324 1.9 15,166 0.3 5,544 0.2
Assyrians 2,904 0.1 4,707 0.1 5,005 0.1 5,617 0.1 5,286 0.1 6,206 0.1 3,299 0.1 2,377 0.1
Jews 30,389 1.1 42,300 1.2 51,582 1.3 55,382 1.2 28,298 0.6 24,795 0.5 2,333 0.0 1,405 0.0
Abkhazians 56,847 2.1 57,805 1.6 62,878 1.5 79,449 1.7 85,285 1.7 95,853 1.8 3,527 0.1 864 0.0
Others 65,961 2.5 58,711 1.7 37,026 0.9 38,665 0.8 39,690 0.8 50,502 0.9 18,766 0.4 17,282 0.5
Total 2,677,233 3,540,023 4,044,045 4,686,358 4,993,182 5,400,841 4,371,535 3,713,804
1 Source: [1]. 2 Source: [2]. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6]. 7 Source: [7].

Immigration

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Georgia net migration, 1994–2011
Year Net Migration
1994 -194,634
1995 -176,326
1996 -169,889
1997 -126,695
1998 -95,611
1999 -81,302
2000 -79,235
2001 -45,686
2002 -23,130
2003 -26,376
2004 -16,758
2005 -25,518
2006 -12,086
2007 -23,418
2008 -20,542
2009 -34,948
2010 -30,438
2011 -35,982

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Georgia Net migration, 2012–present
Year Immigration Emigration Net Migration
2012 69,063 90,584 -21,521
2013 92,458 95,064 -2,606
2014 82,161 88,704 -6,543
2015 92,557 95,965 -3,408
2016 90,228 98,288 -8,060
2017 83,389 85,451 -2,062
2018 88,152 98,935 -10,783
2019 96,864 105,107 -8,243
2020 89,996 74,264 15,732
2021 74,008 99,974 -25,966
2022 179,778 125,269 54,509
2023 205,875 245,064 -39,189

Languages

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"Languages of Georgia" redirects here. For languages of the U.S. state, see Georgia (U.S. state) § Languages.

The most widespread language group is the Kartvelian family, which includes Georgian, Svan, Mingrelian and Laz.[48][49][50][51][52][53] The official languages of Georgia are Georgian, with Abkhaz having official status within the autonomous region of Abkhazia. Georgian is the primary language of 87.7 percent of the population, followed by 6.2 percent speaking Azerbaijani, 3.9 percent Armenian, 1.2 percent Russian, and 1 percent other languages.[54]

Languages of Georgia in 2014

  Georgian (87.64%)
  Azerbaijani (6.23%)
  Armenian (3.90%)
  Russian (1.24%)
  Ossetian (0.15%)
  Other (0.84%)
Population of Georgia by native language
Language 2002 census[55] 2014 census[56]
# % # %
Georgian 3,677,995
84.14%
 3,254,852
87.64%
Azerbaijani 283,632
6.49%
 231,436
6.23%
Armenian 235,653
5.39%
 144,812
3.90%
Russian 83,007
1.90%
 45,920
1.24%
Ossetian 31,381
0.72%
 5,698
0.15%
Other 59,867
1.36%
 31,014
0.84%
Not stated — — 72
0.00%
Total 4,371,535 3,713,804

Religion

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Religion (2014 Georgian census)

  Georgian Orthodox Church (83.41%)
  Armenian Apostolic Church (2.94%)
  Catholic Church (0.52%)
  Jehovah's Witnesses (0.33%)
  Protestantism (0.07%)
  Islam (10.73%)
  Yazidism (0.23%)
  Judaism (0.04%)
  Other, irreligious or unspecified (1.73%)
Religion 2002[57] 2014[58]
# % # %
Christianity 3,872,099
88.58%
 3,240,724
87.27%
–Georgian Orthodox Church 3,679,233
83.87%
 3,097,573
83.41%
–Armenian Apostolic Church 171,139
3.92%
 109,041
2.94%
–Catholic Church 34,727
0.79%
 19,195
0.52%
–Jehovah's Witnesses — — 12,395
0.33%
–Protestantism — — 2,520
0.07%
Islam 433,784
9.92%
 398,677
10.73%
Yazidism — — 8,591
0.23%
Judaism 3,541
0.08%
 1,417
0.04%
Other religions 62,111
1.42%
 1,429
0.04%
No religion — — 19,080
0.51%
Refusal — — 9,635
0.26%
Religion not stated — — 34,251
0.92%
Total 4,371,535
100.0%
 3,713,804
100.0%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Does not including data of the Russian occupied territories of Georgia
  2. ^ Official only in Abkhazia.

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