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Fertility & birth rates in Georgia and Yemen

Updated on by Georank team

Georgia has an annual birth rate of 11.5 births per 1,000 people, compared to 35.2 for Yemen. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.81 in Georgia and 4.59 in Yemen — 153.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -38.5% in Georgia and by -42.5% in Yemen — in 1960, it was 2.94 and 7.99, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Georgia is ranked 122/196 by birth rate compared to 11/196 for Yemen.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 26.2 years in Georgia, compared to 20.8 years in Yemen.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Georgia — it's 29.7 in Yemen.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 21.1 in Georgia vs 75.3 in Yemen.
  • In Georgia, 22.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.6% in Yemen.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.03% in Georgia and +3.04% in Yemen.

Birth rate data compared

Georgia Yemen
Fertility rate 1.81 4.59
Birth rate 11.5 35.2
Birth rate rank 122/196 11/196
Age at first childbirth 26.2 years 20.8 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 29.7 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 17.8 72.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 98.4 203.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 14.5 80.8
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.9% 24.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 31.2% 29.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 44.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.12%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.53% 2.14%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.8% 3.47%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.92% 3.93%
Population change due to births and deaths -1,282 +1,198,150
Natural population change rank 164/196 14/196
Natural population change rate -0.03% +3.04%
Population growth -1.12% +3.03%
Population growth rank 192/197 14/197
Life expectancy 74.8 years 69.6 years

Fertility rate in Georgia vs Yemen chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Georgia was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Georgia vs Yemen population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Georgia
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Georgia Yemen
1960 2.94 7.99
1961 2.94 8
1962 2.94 8.01
1963 2.95 8.03
1964 2.89 8.07
1965 2.77 8.1
1966 2.73 8.14
1967 2.74 8.17
1968 2.69 8.19
1969 2.69 8.22
1970 2.7 8.23
1971 2.71 8.26
1972 2.67 8.27
1973 2.62 8.29
1974 2.57 8.33
1975 2.55 8.37
1976 2.51 8.42
1977 2.44 8.47
1978 2.42 8.5
1979 2.38 8.67
1980 2.35 8.71
1981 2.33 8.75
1982 2.31 8.79
1983 2.34 8.83
1984 2.38 8.85
1985 2.4 8.86
1986 2.38 8.86
1987 2.32 8.83
1988 2.32 8.79
1989 2.32 8.71
1990 2.31 8.61
1991 2.21 8.46
1992 2.05 8.27
1993 1.91 8.05
1994 1.84 7.8
1995 1.81 7.53
1996 1.76 7
1997 1.73 6.82
1998 1.7 6.64
1999 1.64 6.49
2000 1.61 6.32
2001 1.58 6.14
2002 1.57 5.97
2003 1.55 5.84
2004 1.57 5.71
2005 1.58 5.56
2006 1.62 5.41
2007 1.7 5.26
2008 1.83 5.11
2009 1.99 5
2010 1.97 4.81
2011 1.92 4.63
2012 1.93 4.63
2013 1.99 4.62
2014 2.18 4.62
2015 2.21 4.62
2016 2.23 4.61
2017 2.14 4.61
2018 2.09 4.61
2019 2.02 4.6
2020 1.98 4.6
2021 1.98 4.6
2022 1.82 4.59
2023 1.81 4.59
2024 1.8 4.5
2025 1.79 4.41
2026 1.78 4.33
2027 1.77 4.23
2028 1.76 4.14
2029 1.75 4.06
2030 1.75 3.97
2031 1.75 3.87
2032 1.74 3.8
2033 1.74 3.73
2034 1.73 3.66
2035 1.73 3.59
2036 1.73 3.51
2037 1.73 3.44
2038 1.72 3.38
2039 1.72 3.32
2040 1.72 3.26
2041 1.72 3.21
2042 1.72 3.16
2043 1.72 3.12
2044 1.72 3.07
2045 1.71 3.02
2046 1.71 2.97
2047 1.71 2.93
2048 1.71 2.89
2049 1.71 2.85
2050 1.71 2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Georgia
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Georgia Yemen
1960 28.7% 40.3%
1961 29.3% 40.4%
1962 29.7% 40.4%
1963 29.9% 40.6%
1964 30% 40.9%
1965 30% 41.3%
1966 30.2% 41.8%
1967 30.5% 42.3%
1968 30.7% 42.8%
1969 30.8% 43.3%
1970 30.5% 43.8%
1971 30% 44.3%
1972 29.5% 44.8%
1973 29% 45.3%
1974 28.4% 45.7%
1975 27.8% 46.2%
1976 27.3% 46.6%
1977 26.7% 47%
1978 26.2% 47.5%
1979 25.7% 47.9%
1980 25.4% 48.3%
1981 25.2% 48.7%
1982 25.1% 49.1%
1983 25.1% 49.4%
1984 25.1% 49.7%
1985 25.2% 50%
1986 25.4% 50.3%
1987 25.5% 50.5%
1988 25.5% 50.7%
1989 25.5% 50.9%
1990 25.5% 51.1%
1991 25.6% 51.2%
1992 25.5% 51.2%
1993 25.4% 51.2%
1994 25.2% 51.1%
1995 24.9% 50.9%
1996 24.6% 50.6%
1997 24.1% 50.3%
1998 23.6% 49.9%
1999 23% 49.5%
2000 22.4% 49%
2001 21.7% 48.6%
2002 21% 48.1%
2003 20.5% 47.6%
2004 19.9% 47.1%
2005 19.3% 46.5%
2006 18.8% 45.9%
2007 18.5% 45.3%
2008 18.3% 44.7%
2009 18.4% 44.1%
2010 18.6% 43.5%
2011 18.6% 43%
2012 18.7% 42.7%
2013 18.8% 42.3%
2014 19% 42.1%
2015 19.4% 41.8%
2016 19.8% 41.7%
2017 20.2% 41.6%
2018 20.5% 41.5%
2019 20.8% 41.4%
2020 21% 41.4%
2021 21.2% 41.4%
2022 21.2% 41.3%
2023 21% 41.2%
2024 20.8% 41.1%
2025 20.5% 41%
2026 20.2% 40.9%
2027 19.9% 40.8%
2028 19.5% 40.6%
2029 19% 40.3%
2030 18.5% 40%
2031 18% 39.6%
2032 17.6% 39.2%
2033 17.2% 38.7%
2034 16.9% 38.2%
2035 16.6% 37.7%
2036 16.4% 37.1%
2037 16.2% 36.5%
2038 16.2% 36%
2039 16.1% 35.4%
2040 16.1% 34.8%
2041 16.2% 34.3%
2042 16.2% 33.8%
2043 16.3% 33.4%
2044 16.4% 33%
2045 16.4% 32.6%
2046 16.5% 32.3%
2047 16.6% 32%
2048 16.7% 31.7%
2049 16.8% 31.4%
2050 16.8% 31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Georgia and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 25.5% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Georgia and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in Georgia vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.13% in Georgia and +3.02% in Yemen. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Georgia
Yemen

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Georgia Yemen
1960 51,640 122,994
1961 52,284 129,787
1962 51,903 131,262
1963 51,456 133,781
1964 48,429 147,299
1965 43,463 155,398
1966 40,905 164,091
1967 40,070 173,637
1968 37,840 182,518
1969 37,764 196,305
1970 38,731 207,613
1971 38,953 219,095
1972 38,832 229,322
1973 38,259 240,235
1974 38,071 252,737
1975 39,331 266,815
1976 39,964 281,078
1977 40,023 296,115
1978 41,616 312,439
1979 42,863 336,378
1980 44,114 355,767
1981 46,185 374,482
1982 47,363 392,302
1983 48,496 414,823
1984 48,523 434,674
1985 49,786 455,576
1986 48,960 464,665
1987 45,561 493,337
1988 42,810 513,296
1989 41,510 530,464
1990 40,169 549,654
1991 32,932 565,837
1992 24,226 582,072
1993 18,303 595,459
1994 17,279 602,363
1995 17,644 607,966
1996 18,304 588,786
1997 11,862 604,443
1998 9,823 615,488
1999 6,901 633,166
2000 4,681 646,694
2001 3,445 658,704
2002 2,228 672,494
2003 2,482 694,457
2004 283 710,493
2005 1,604 726,708
2006 2,146 750,082
2007 3,551 764,780
2008 7,974 779,123
2009 12,210 798,911
2010 10,501 803,246
2011 8,989 806,359
2012 8,584 845,645
2013 10,145 884,929
2014 13,089 920,330
2015 13,105 939,922
2016 11,346 975,697
2017 8,391 1,006,725
2018 8,407 1,020,238
2019 5,606 1,056,432
2020 335 1,086,322
2021 -9,127 1,103,622
2022 -2,224 1,153,375
2023 -1,282 1,198,150

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Maternal mortality chart: Georgia vs Yemen

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in Georgia, compared to 118 deaths in Yemen.

Georgia
Yemen
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Georgia Yemen
1985 34 430
1986 34 430
1987 32 400
1988 33 388
1989 36 371
1990 34 359
1991 36 341
1992 38 330
1993 40 319
1994 40 311
1995 41 296
1996 35 282
1997 45 271
1998 43 260
1999 41 250
2000 43 241
2001 45 231
2002 46 218
2003 42 205
2004 43 194
2005 53 181
2006 45 171
2007 52 161
2008 54 153
2009 56 149
2010 41 144
2011 37 140
2012 35 137
2013 34 135
2014 32 134
2015 30 135
2016 28 134
2017 27 142
2018 24 134
2019 22 131
2020 30 135
2021 60 156
2022 22 125
2023 20 118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Georgia and 3.93% in Yemen. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Georgia
Yemen

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Georgia Yemen
1960 - 42.9%
1961 - 42.2%
1962 - 41.5%
1963 - 40.8%
1964 - 40%
1965 - 39%
1966 - 38%
1967 - 36.8%
1968 - 35.6%
1969 - 34.3%
1970 - 33%
1971 - 31.8%
1972 - 30.6%
1973 - 29.5%
1974 - 28.4%
1975 7.12% 27.2%
1976 6.86% 26%
1977 6.61% 24.7%
1978 6.36% 23.4%
1979 6.13% 22.1%
1980 5.9% 20.8%
1981 5.69% 19.6%
1982 5.49% 18.4%
1983 5.31% 17.2%
1984 5.16% 16.2%
1985 5.04% 15.3%
1986 4.94% 14.6%
1987 4.87% 14%
1988 4.82% 13.4%
1989 4.78% 12.9%
1990 4.75% 12.5%
1991 4.72% 12.1%
1992 4.68% 11.8%
1993 4.63% 11.6%
1994 4.56% 11.3%
1995 4.47% 11.1%
1996 4.36% 10.8%
1997 4.22% 10.5%
1998 4.05% 10.2%
1999 3.85% 9.77%
2000 3.63% 9.32%
2001 3.39% 8.84%
2002 3.13% 8.36%
2003 2.87% 7.9%
2004 2.6% 7.47%
2005 2.35% 7.06%
2006 2.12% 6.68%
2007 1.9% 6.33%
2008 1.72% 6.02%
2009 1.55% 5.74%
2010 1.41% 5.49%
2011 1.3% 5.3%
2012 1.21% 5.14%
2013 1.14% 4.95%
2014 1.09% 4.84%
2015 1.05% 4.9%
2016 1.02% 4.77%
2017 1% 4.66%
2018 0.98% 4.7%
2019 0.97% 4.59%
2020 0.96% 4.32%
2021 0.95% 4.24%
2022 0.93% 4.08%
2023 0.92% 3.93%

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