Net migration rate: -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years : 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 50.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.96 years male: 61.59 years female : 68.49 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.56 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian
Ethnic groups: Georgian 70.1%, Armenian 8.1%, Russian 6.3%, Azeri 5.7%, Ossetian 3%, Abkhaz 1.8%, other 5%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 75% (Georgian Orthodox 65%, Russian
Orthodox 10%), Muslim 11%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
Languages: Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, other 7%
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 100% female: 98% (1989 est.)