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Georgia

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  • Population.............................................................................4,900,961 (2024 est.)
  • Population growth rate .................................................................-0.5% (2024 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................12 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Death rate................................................13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Net migration rate................................-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.................................Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)

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June 1, 2005

Georgia Looks West, But Faces Migration Challenges at Home

Although Georgia eventually wants to join the European Union, it must first confront its large population of internally displaced persons and high rates of emigration. MPI's Joanne van Selm takes a detailed look at a country in transition.

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