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National Statistics Office of Georgia NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 1 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS (BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, 2019)1 BIRTHS The number of live births equaled 48 296 in 2019 (25 029 boys and 23 267 girls), registering a 5.6 percent decrease from the previous year. TABLE №1 NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS BY SEX YEAR BOTH SEXES MALES FEMALES SEX RATIO AT BIRTH 2018 51 138 26 538 24 600 107.9 2019 48 296 25 029 23 267 107.6 In 2019 the largest number of live births was recorded in Tbilisi (16 022) while the smallest – in Racha- Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region (284). TABLE №2 NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS BY REGIONS REGION 2018 2019 GEORGIA 51 138 48 296 Tbilisi 16 161 16 022 Adjara A.R. 5 800 5 703 Guria 1 272 1 174 Imereti 6 757 6 040 Kakheti 4 159 3 872 Mtskheta-Mtianeti 1 067 946 Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 328 284 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 3 972 3 473 Samtskhe-Javakheti 2 107 1 904 Kvemo Kartli 6 179 5 845 Shida Kartli 3 336 3 033 1Not including occupied territories 1 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 Compared to 2018, in 2019 the share of the first child in total births increased from 37.9 percent to 38.1 percent. The share of the third and next order child increased from 23.6 percent to 24.7 percent, while the share of the second child decreased from 38.2 percent to 36.5. CHART №1 NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS BY ORDER 2018 2019 I II III+ NOT STATED Compared to 2018, in 2019 the share of births for women aged less than 25 declined from 31.1 percent to 30.0 percent, while increasing for women aged 40 years and older (from 2.9 percent to 3.8 percent), and remaining almost unchanged for women aged 25-39. 2 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 CHART №2 NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE OF MOTHER 2018 2019 -15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50+ AGE OF MOTHER The mean age of mothers at first birth equaled 25.9 years. 3 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 DEATHS In 2019 the number of deaths increased by 0.3 percent in annual terms and totaled 46 659 persons. The largest number of deaths was recorded in Tbilisi (12 549) while the smallest – in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region (686). TABLE №3 NUMBER OF DEATHS BY REGIONS REGION 2018 2019 GEORGIA 46 524 46 659 Tbilisi 12 122 12 549 Adjara A.R. 3 438 3 370 Guria 1 691 1 749 Imereti 8 005 8 008 Kakheti 4 529 4 520 Mtskheta-Mtianeti 1 329 1 311 Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 656 686 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 4 904 4 874 Samtskhe-Javakheti 1 927 1 945 Kvemo Kartli 4 525 4 372 Shida Kartli 3 398 3 275 According to the 2019 data, infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) decreased by 0.2 percentage points and equaled 7.9 ‰. 4 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 CHART №3 INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY SEX (INFANT DEATHS PER 1 000 LIVE BIRTHS) TOTAL BOYS GIRLS 2018 2019 Similarly, the under-5 mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) in 2019, compared to 2018, de- creased by 0.4 percentage points and totaled 9.4‰. 5 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 NATURAL INCREASE According to the 2019 data, the natural increase (the difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths) equaled 1 637 decreasing by 64.5 percent year-on-year. Negative natural increase was registered in each region except Tbilisi, Adjara A.R. and Kvemo Kartli. CHART №4 NATURAL INCREASE BY REGIONS SAMEGRELO-ZEMO IMERETI MTSKHETA-MTIANETI SVANETI SHIDA KARTLI RACHA-LECHKHUMI GURIA KAKHETI AND KVEMO SVANETI SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI GEORGIA ADJARA A.R. TBILISI KVEMO KARTLI 2018 2019 6 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 MARRIAGES2 23 285 marriages have been registered in 2019, showing 0.4 percent increase in comparison to the previous year. The mean age of first marriage in 2019 equals 28.1 years for females and 30.7 years for males. TABLE №4 NUMBER OF REGISTERED MARRIAGES BY REGIONS REGION 2018 2019 GEORGIA 23 202 23 285 Tbilisi 6 718 7 020 Adjara A.R. 2 598 2 382 Guria 665 614 Imereti 3 661 3 888 Kakheti 1 794 1 810 Mtskheta-Mtianeti 500 482 Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 177 211 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 2 055 1 943 Samtskhe-Javakheti 921 921 Kvemo Kartli 2 666 2 556 Shida Kartli 1 447 1 458 2The number do not include marriages, when the both spouses are citizens of other countries and at the same time non-usual residents of Georgia 7 www.geostat.ge [email protected] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF GEORGIA 31.03.2020 DIVORCES The number of divorces in 2019 equaled 11 205 increasing by 8.9 percent compared to the previous year. TABLE №5 NUMBER OF REGISTERED DIVORCES BY REGIONS REGION 2018 2019 GEORGIA 10 288 11 205 Tbilisi 3 898 3 918 Adjara A.R. 761 873 Guria 252 259 Imereti 1 668 2 023 Kakheti 727 842 Mtskheta-Mtianeti 234 232 Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti 70 81 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti 813 1 021 Samtskhe-Javakheti 233 235 Kvemo Kartli 994 1 107 Shida Kartli 638 614 CONTACT PERSONS: Shorena Tsiklauri, Tel.: 2 36 72 10 (601), E-mail: [email protected] Mariam Kavelashvili, Tel.: 2 36 72 10 (020), E-mail: [email protected] 8 www.geostat.ge [email protected].
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