The number of died in Georgia in January-November 2021 exceeded 53.4 thousand people – these are the worst figures in the entire history of data analysis, that is, since 1994, it is said in the report of the National Statistics Service of Georgia, “News-Georgia” reports.
According to the data, the natural decline of the population without taking into account the migration in January-December 2021 crossed the mark of 12.4 thousand, which is also the record of the last 27 years.
41,043 children were born in Georgia during the reporting period. Based on these figures, it turns out that last year, 123 kids were born daily in the country, and 160 people were dying.
CEO of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Ministry of Health Amiran Gamkrelidze called the demographic situation in the country alarming.
“is some of the most disturbing data of this year. In 2020 and 2021, the influence of coronavirus was serious … The last decades in Georgia demographic problems, and this is one of the biggest challenges of the country, but the pandemic played a role in the fact that we have The last two years there was no natural increase, “said Gamkrelidze.
According to the state on January 1, 2021, 3,726,800 people lived in Georgia. In 1994, the total population of Georgia exceeded 4.9 million people.