Georgia birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Georgia has a birth rate of 11.5 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.81 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Georgia was 2.94 children per woman — 1.63 times higher than in 2023.

Georgia birth rate statistics:

Georgia is ranked 122/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 149/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Georgia is 26.2 — it was 23.7 in 1990.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29, a change from 25.7 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 30.8 in 1960 to 21.1 in 2023.
22.9% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 27% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Georgia by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.81	111
2022	1.82	109
2021	1.98	102
2020	1.98	106
2019	2.02	106
2018	2.09	105
2017	2.14	105
2016	2.23	100
2015	2.21	104
2014	2.18	107
2013	1.99	120
2012	1.93	128
2011	1.92	130
2010	1.97	126
2009	1.99	128
2008	1.83	146
2007	1.7	153
2006	1.62	160
2005	1.58	159
2004	1.57	160
2003	1.55	162
2002	1.57	160
2001	1.58	160
2000	1.61	162
1999	1.64	160
1998	1.7	156
1997	1.73	156
1996	1.76	154
1995	1.81	152
1994	1.84	154
1993	1.91	150
1992	2.05	148
1991	2.21	142
1990	2.31	142
1989	2.32	140
1988	2.32	141
1987	2.32	142
1986	2.38	142
1985	2.4	142
1984	2.38	142
1983	2.34	144
1982	2.31	145
1981	2.33	145
1980	2.35	147
1979	2.38	148
1978	2.42	147
1977	2.44	149
1976	2.51	151
1975	2.55	151
1974	2.57	155
1973	2.62	154
1972	2.67	156
1971	2.71	157
1970	2.7	158
1969	2.69	161
1968	2.69	162
1967	2.74	162
1966	2.73	164
1965	2.77	165
1964	2.89	162
1963	2.95	158
1962	2.94	160
1961	2.94	161
1960	2.94	162

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Georgia was 1.81 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2018. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.91 — a 5.33% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	-1,282	42,705	43,987
2022	-2,224	43,109	45,333
2021	-9,127	47,770	56,897
2020	335	48,592	48,257
2019	5,606	50,549	44,943
2018	8,407	53,416	45,009
2017	8,391	55,565	47,174
2016	11,346	58,961	47,615
2015	13,105	59,682	46,577
2014	13,089	59,845	46,756
2013	10,145	56,006	45,861
2012	8,584	55,396	46,812
2011	8,989	56,297	47,308
2010	10,501	59,216	48,715
2009	12,210	60,798	48,588
2008	7,974	56,560	48,586
2007	3,551	52,463	48,912
2006	2,146	50,079	47,933
2005	1,604	49,026	47,422
2004	283	48,408	48,125
2003	2,482	47,942	45,460
2002	2,228	48,561	46,333
2001	3,445	49,168	45,723
2000	4,681	50,768	46,087
1999	6,901	52,721	45,820
1998	9,823	55,760	45,937
1997	11,862	58,145	46,283
1996	18,304	61,329	43,025
1995	17,644	65,562	47,918
1994	17,279	69,484	52,205
1993	18,303	73,970	55,667
1992	24,226	78,848	54,622
1991	32,932	85,527	52,595
1990	40,169	90,133	49,964
1989	41,510	91,080	49,570
1988	42,810	91,751	48,941
1987	45,561	92,379	46,818
1986	48,960	95,341	46,381
1985	49,786	96,046	46,260
1984	48,523	94,523	46,000
1983	48,496	92,010	43,514
1982	47,363	89,661	42,298
1981	46,185	88,585	42,400
1980	44,114	87,146	43,032
1979	42,863	85,609	42,746
1978	41,616	84,251	42,635
1977	40,023	82,707	42,684
1976	39,964	82,727	42,763
1975	39,331	82,240	42,909
1974	38,071	80,985	42,914
1973	38,259	81,197	42,938
1972	38,832	81,835	43,003
1971	38,953	81,927	42,974
1970	38,731	81,227	42,496
1969	37,764	80,039	42,275
1968	37,840	80,130	42,290
1967	40,070	82,523	42,453
1966	40,905	83,439	42,534
1965	43,463	86,522	43,059
1964	48,429	92,000	43,571
1963	51,456	95,627	44,171
1962	51,903	96,590	44,687
1961	52,284	97,393	45,109
1960	51,640	97,089	45,449

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Georgia (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.13% annually. On average, 4,764 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.03% — 1,282 more people died than were born.

In 2023, Georgia ranks 164/196 for absolute natural population change and 160/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Georgia compared to other countries

	Georgia	Rank
Fertility rate	1.81	111/196
Birth rate	11.5	122/196
Population change due to births and deaths	-1,282	164/196
Natural population change rate	-0.03%	160/196
Population growth	-0.43%	184/197
Age at first childbirth	26.2 years	52/137
Average age at childbearing	29 years	110/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	17.1	123/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	96.2	104/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	14.4	154/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	22.9%	139/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	31.2%	119/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.8%	41/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.02%	120/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.53%	122/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.8%	127/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.92%	129/192
Life expectancy	75 years	96/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	21	17.1	96.2	14.4
2025	21.3	18.3	98	14.5
2024	21.8	19.9	99.8	14.7
2023	22	21.6	101	14.7
2022	22.2	21.8	101.3	14.9
2021	24.6	25.3	111.6	15.8
2020	24.9	27.2	111.9	15.4
2019	25.9	29.6	115.5	15.2
2018	27.3	32.8	121	15.4
2017	28.4	36.9	123.9	15.3
2016	30.1	43.6	128.7	15.4
2015	30.5	47.6	128	14.8
2014	30.7	50.2	128	13.8
2013	28.9	45.7	119	12.2
2012	28.6	46.3	117.2	11.3
2011	28.8	49.1	118	10.7
2010	29.9	53.4	122	10.8
2009	30.4	56.6	125.5	10.3
2008	27.9	48.8	116.2	9.65
2007	25.8	42.5	109.1	9.01
2006	24.5	41.7	104.1	8.57
2005	23.9	43.1	100.7	8.51
2004	23.4	38.4	100.7	8.7
2003	23	37.2	97.8	9.14
2002	23.2	36	97.6	9.92
2001	23.5	36.2	101	9.47
2000	24.3	44.5	102.8	8.96
1999	25	52.3	101.7	9.38
1998	26.2	59.1	103.3	9.95
1997	26.7	62.2	102.7	10.6
1996	27.1	68.4	103.5	10.6
1995	27.7	75.4	104.9	10.6
1994	27.9	78.1	106.3	10.4
1993	29.7	70.5	114.3	11.1
1992	32.9	62.5	126.3	12.1
1991	36.9	62.2	136.4	13.6
1990	40	62.5	144.1	14
1989	40.7	62.5	148.9	13
1988	41.2	58.4	152.7	12.7
1987	42	52.8	155.7	12.9
1986	43.7	52.6	161.6	13.3
1985	44.4	53	165	12.9
1984	44.1	51.2	164.8	12.6
1983	43.2	50.3	164.2	11.8
1982	42.5	48	164.6	11.2
1981	42.3	46.2	166.6	11.3
1980	42	46.7	167.3	11.3
1979	41.6	44.7	165.9	12.4
1978	41.2	42.1	166.5	13.2
1977	40.6	39.3	166.7	14.2
1976	40.9	37.5	170	15.7
1975	40.9	36.6	175.6	16.5
1974	40.6	35.8	176.2	18.1
1973	41.1	35.5	177.9	20.2
1972	41.9	35.4	178.2	22.3
1971	42.5	35	175.2	24
1970	42.6	34.4	169.7	24.8
1969	42.3	33.1	164.7	25.8
1968	42.7	31.5	161.9	26.9
1967	44.3	30.9	162.5	28.5
1966	45.2	28.7	160.7	29.3
1965	47.3	27.9	164.9	29.8
1964	50.8	27.7	172.7	31.5
1963	53.3	27.8	177.4	32.6
1962	54.5	28	176.9	33.2
1961	55.5	29	175.9	34
1960	56.1	29.6	173.8	34.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Georgia by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 5.05% will be to women under age 20, 48.8% to women ages 20-29, and 46.1% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 12.7%, 65.9%, and 21.4%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Georgia	World
2100	13.5%	16.5%
2099	13.6%	16.6%
2098	13.7%	16.6%
2097	13.8%	16.7%
2096	13.9%	16.8%
2095	14%	16.8%
2094	14.1%	16.9%
2093	14.2%	17%
2092	14.3%	17%
2091	14.4%	17.1%
2090	14.5%	17.2%
2089	14.5%	17.2%
2088	14.6%	17.3%
2087	14.6%	17.4%
2086	14.6%	17.4%
2085	14.6%	17.5%
2084	14.6%	17.5%
2083	14.6%	17.6%
2082	14.6%	17.7%
2081	14.6%	17.7%
2080	14.5%	17.8%
2079	14.5%	17.8%
2078	14.4%	17.9%
2077	14.4%	17.9%
2076	14.3%	18%
2075	14.3%	18%
2074	14.3%	18.1%
2073	14.3%	18.2%
2072	14.3%	18.2%
2071	14.4%	18.3%
2070	14.5%	18.3%
2069	14.6%	18.4%
2068	14.7%	18.5%
2067	14.8%	18.6%
2066	15%	18.6%
2065	15.1%	18.7%
2064	15.3%	18.8%
2063	15.5%	18.9%
2062	15.7%	19.1%
2061	15.9%	19.2%
2060	16%	19.3%
2059	16.2%	19.4%
2058	16.4%	19.5%
2057	16.5%	19.6%
2056	16.6%	19.8%
2055	16.7%	19.9%
2054	16.8%	20%
2053	16.8%	20.1%
2052	16.8%	20.2%
2051	16.8%	20.3%
2050	16.8%	20.4%
2049	16.7%	20.5%
2048	16.7%	20.6%
2047	16.6%	20.7%
2046	16.5%	20.8%
2045	16.4%	20.9%
2044	16.3%	20.9%
2043	16.2%	21%
2042	16.2%	21.1%
2041	16.1%	21.2%
2040	16.1%	21.2%
2039	16.1%	21.3%
2038	16.2%	21.4%
2037	16.3%	21.5%
2036	16.5%	21.6%
2035	16.7%	21.8%
2034	17%	22%
2033	17.4%	22.2%
2032	17.8%	22.4%
2031	18.3%	22.7%
2030	18.8%	23%
2029	19.3%	23.3%
2028	19.7%	23.6%
2027	20%	23.9%
2026	20.3%	24.2%
2025	20.6%	24.6%
2024	20.8%	24.7%
2023	21%	25%
2022	21.2%	25.3%
2021	21.2%	25.6%
2020	21%	25.8%
2019	20.8%	26%
2018	20.5%	26.2%
2017	20.2%	26.4%
2016	19.8%	26.5%
2015	19.4%	26.6%
2014	19%	26.8%
2013	18.8%	26.9%
2012	18.7%	27%
2011	18.6%	27.1%
2010	18.6%	27.3%
2009	18.4%	27.5%
2008	18.3%	27.6%
2007	18.5%	27.9%
2006	18.8%	28.1%
2005	19.3%	28.5%
2004	19.9%	28.8%
2003	20.5%	29.2%
2002	21%	29.6%
2001	21.7%	30%
2000	22.4%	30.4%
1999	23%	30.8%
1998	23.6%	31.1%
1997	24.1%	31.5%
1996	24.6%	31.8%
1995	24.9%	32.1%
1994	25.2%	32.3%
1993	25.4%	32.5%
1992	25.5%	32.7%
1991	25.6%	32.9%
1990	25.5%	33%
1989	25.5%	33.2%
1988	25.5%	33.4%
1987	25.5%	33.6%
1986	25.4%	33.8%
1985	25.2%	34%
1984	25.1%	34.3%
1983	25.1%	34.6%
1982	25.1%	34.9%
1981	25.2%	35.2%
1980	25.4%	35.5%
1979	25.7%	35.9%
1978	26.2%	36.3%
1977	26.7%	36.7%
1976	27.3%	36.9%
1975	27.8%	37.1%
1974	28.4%	37.2%
1973	29%	37.3%
1972	29.5%	37.5%
1971	30%	37.6%
1970	30.5%	37.7%
1969	30.8%	37.8%
1968	30.7%	37.9%
1967	30.5%	38%
1966	30.2%	38%
1965	30%	38%
1964	30%	38%
1963	29.9%	37.8%
1962	29.7%	37.6%
1961	29.3%	37.5%
1960	28.7%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Georgia was 28.7% in 1960, 25.5% in 1992, and 20.8% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Georgia.

Fertility rates around the globe

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Georgia	World
2023	20	197
2022	22	203
2021	60	242
2020	30	211
2019	22	207
2018	24	211
2017	27	215
2016	28	220
2015	30	228
2014	32	231
2013	34	235
2012	35	239
2011	37	247
2010	41	253
2009	56	258
2008	54	264
2007	52	269
2006	45	276
2005	53	283
2004	43	291
2003	42	301
2002	46	311
2001	45	321
2000	43	328
1999	41	340
1998	43	360
1997	45	358
1996	35	366
1995	41	371
1994	40	382
1993	40	389
1992	38	395
1991	36	395
1990	34	391
1989	36	401
1988	33	414
1987	32	429
1986	34	438
1985	34	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Georgia was 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 53.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Georgia	World
2023	0.92%	2.49%
2022	0.93%	2.59%
2021	0.95%	2.66%
2020	0.96%	2.75%
2019	0.97%	2.86%
2018	0.98%	2.97%
2017	1%	3.11%
2016	1.02%	3.22%
2015	1.05%	3.35%
2014	1.09%	3.48%
2013	1.14%	3.61%
2012	1.21%	3.77%
2011	1.3%	3.97%
2010	1.41%	4.11%
2009	1.55%	4.31%
2008	1.72%	4.5%
2007	1.9%	4.7%
2006	2.12%	4.92%
2005	2.35%	5.16%
2004	2.6%	5.43%
2003	2.87%	5.65%
2002	3.13%	5.94%
2001	3.39%	6.21%
2000	3.63%	6.48%
1999	3.85%	6.75%
1998	4.05%	7.05%
1997	4.22%	7.28%
1996	4.36%	7.52%
1995	4.47%	7.76%
1994	4.56%	7.98%
1993	4.63%	8.19%
1992	4.68%	8.46%
1991	4.72%	8.66%
1990	4.75%	8.81%
1989	4.78%	9.02%
1988	4.82%	9.31%
1987	4.87%	9.47%
1986	4.94%	9.81%
1985	5.04%	10.1%
1984	5.16%	10.4%
1983	5.31%	10.6%
1982	5.49%	10.8%
1981	5.69%	11%
1980	5.9%	11.4%
1979	6.13%	11.7%
1978	6.36%	12.2%
1977	6.61%	12.6%
1976	6.86%	13%
1975	7.12%	13.4%
1974	-	13.8%
1973	-	14.1%
1972	-	14.5%
1971	-	15.1%
1970	-	15.2%
1969	-	15.4%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Georgia was 9.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.92% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 36.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.