Geostat: As of January 1, 2023, the population of Georgia equals 3 736.4 thousand persons, registering a 1.3% increase from the previous year

As of January 1, 2023, the population of Georgia equals 3 736.4 thousand persons, registering a 1.3 percent increase from the previous year. It should be mentioned that 2022 resulted in the negative natural increase (-6 799) and positive net migration (54 509), National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reports.

According to Geostat, as of January 1, 2023, 60.4 percent of the population lives in urban settlements. At the same time, almost one third of total population lives in Tbilisi.

"As of January 1, 2023, the share of persons aged 0-14 equals 20.7 percent, the share of the working-age population (15-64 years old) − 63.8 percent, while the share of elderly (65 years and older) - 15.6 percent.

As of January 1, 2023, the male population equaled 1 793.8 thousand persons, and the female population was 1 942.5 thousand persons. In Georgia, 48 percent are male and 52 percent are female population. The sex ratio, i.e. number of men per 100 women, equals 92. It is worth mentioning, that under the age of 35 the number of men exceeds that of women, while the opposite situation is observed for the age group of 35 and over, which could be explained by females’ higher life expectancy.

Compared to previous year, in 2022 the life expectancy at birth has increased by 2.3 units and equals 73.7 years, including 69.4 years for males and 78.1 years for females.

As of January 1, 2023, the median age of population equals 38 years.

In 2022, the number of emigrants totals 125 269 persons increasing by 25.3 percent compared to the previous year. The number of immigrants increased by 142.9 percent, amounting to 179 778 persons. In the same time period, 84.3 percent of immigrants and 86.7 percent of emigrants represent the working-age population (15-64 year age group).

In 2022, 30.3 percent of immigrants and 80.5 percent of emigrants are citizens of Georgia," reads the reports.