Georgian gov't discusses plans for 2024 population census with donors
The head of the Georgian government administration Revaz Javelidze, officials from the country’s statistics office and the representatives of the United Nations Population Fund on Wednesday discussed plans for the 2024 population census. Photo: government administration press office
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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.
Addressing a conference hosted by the government administration, the statistics office and UNFPA Georgia in Tbilisi, Javelidze stressed Georgia had considered international recommendations and confirmed readiness to participate in the 2020 world round of the population census, covering 2015-2024 years.
A general census is planned in Georgia in 2024. This is one of the most important statistical measures that the country will conduct in accordance with international recommendations. Today's meeting is very important as we want donor organisations to be actively involved in the process”, Javelidze said.
Gogita Todradze, the executive director of the statistics office, noted the cost of the census was estimated at ₾29 million ($10mln), noting “contribution of donors is very important in this regard”.
He also said in June the government coordination commission of the population census of Georgia had approved the programme for the work.
Hassan Mohtashami, the director of UNFPA in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, said Georgia’s body “has all the capabilities, competencies and skills to carry out this kind of work throughout the country”.
He also said the country's government was “well prepared to perform large-scale statistical work”.
The next national census in Georgia will be held in 2024, the Governmental Coordination Commission for Census of Georgia announced on Monday.
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).
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. Geostat said that a population increase was only registered in two regions: Adjara (717) and Kvemo Kartli (195).
Preliminary data from the country’s first Census in 12 years has been released today.
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Georgian civil agencies registered 26,048 marriages across the country in 2022, with the figure marking a 12.5 percent increase year-on-year, while the number of divorces equalled 14,098 and a 32.3 percent increase, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said on Thursday.
Georgia’s population increased by 1.3 percent compared to 2021 and reached 3,736,400 people as of January 1, 2023 the National Statistics Office of Georgia said on Thursday in its latest update.
The Council for Demographic Issues of Georgia met on Thursday to review challenges and opportunities in employment, healthcare, migration and education in a bid to develop plans for improving demographic trends in the country.
The Georgian Government on Tuesday announced it would set up a working group composed of deputy ministers that would draft amendments in the “shortest terms possible” to improve current demographic trends in the country.
Gogita Todradze, the Head of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, on Friday said the next national census would be held later this year, with information about demographic composition and socio-economic factors of the population to be collected using “absolutely modern technology”.