Georgia Population Pyramid 1997
Georgia in 1997
In 1997, Georgia had a total population of 4,695,357 people. A decade earlier, in 1987, the population was still 5,461,017; it has declined by 14.0% since.
With a median age of 32.8 years, Georgia had a youth dependency ratio of 37.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.9 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Georgia was 1.81 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.5 years in 2023: 79.1 for women and 69.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
78,381 immigrants live in Georgia, 2.1% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 38,308 |
| Armenia | 13,147 |
| Ukraine | 12,544 |
| Azerbaijan | 6,191 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,766 |
496,484 people born in Georgia live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 139,333 |
| Greece | 90,365 |
| Ukraine | 66,350 |
| Italy | 33,454 |
| Armenia | 30,983 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 4,695,357 | 32.8 | |
| Jordan | 5,046,285 | 19.8 | |
| Lebanon | 4,108,405 | 23.4 | |
| Israel | 5,646,473 | 27.3 | |
| Armenia | 3,246,289 | 28.3 |





