Death exceeds birth in Georgia in first half of 2021
Geostat said that a population increase was only registered in two regions: Adjara (717) and Kvemo Kartli (195). Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The number of deaths has exceeded the number of births in Georgia in the first six months of 2021 by 3,982.
Statistics published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show that 21,839 people were born and 25,821 died in the country in January-June 2021.
Image: Geostat.
Geostat said that a population increase was only registered in two regions: Adjara (717) and Kvemo Kartli (195).
Image: Geostat.
Demographer Gia Meladze told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that birth rate decline has been expected in Georgia, because women born in the 90s are giving birth to children today, 'and in the 90s very few children were born'.
Before the 90s about 90,000 children were born a year, in the 90s this number almost halved. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation further. I assume that the birth rate will not improve much in the future either. In general, the birth rate is expected to decrease in the next 8-10 years, the population will also decrease", said Meladze.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 8,347 deaths caused by coronavirus.
Marriages/divorces
In total 9,163 marriages were registered in the first six months of 2021, while the number of divorces equalled 4,675, said Geostat.
Geostat said that the final data of 2021 will be available by the end of March 2022.
In total 16,359 marriages were registered in 2020, showing a 29.7% decrease year-on-year, while the number of divorces equalled 7,643 decreasing by 31.8% compared to the previous year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In total 2,587 people died from Covid-19 in 2020, which accounted for more than five per cent of total deaths in Georgia. The number of total deaths in Georgia in 2020 amounted to 50,537, while in 2019 this number was 46,659, with a mortality rate per 1,000 persons increased by 1.1%, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reports.
About 21.3% of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2020 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The share of the population under the absolute poverty line increased by 1.8% in 2020 compared to 2019. The share of the population under the absolute poverty line increased by 1.8% in 2020 compared to 2019.Last year 19.5% of Georgia’s population lived under the absolute poverty line.
Georgia’s population has slightly increased, reaching 3,728,600 people as of January 1, 2021, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Year-on-year (y/y) Georgia’s population increased by 0.3%.
The next national census in Georgia will be held in 2024, the Governmental Coordination Commission for Census of Georgia announced on Monday.
The head of the Georgian government administration Revaz Javelidze, and representatives of the country’s national statistics office on Wednesday discussed questions for the country’s 2024 census with the domestic office of the United Nations Population Fund and its officials.
In 2022, 18 percent less deaths were recorded in Georgia, with the number standing at 49,118, the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday led a meeting of the state Demographic Council to discuss “current demographic trends” and needs for improvement of indicators across the county.