Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat)
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Population Census and Demographic Statistics Department
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
30, Tsotne Dadiani Str,
0180 Tbilisi,
GEORGIA
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
24 February 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
3 March 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
3 March 2025
3.1. Data description
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
Population figure by age, sex and administrative unit, the indicators are published in absolute and/or in thousands.
Vital events - number of vital events (births, deaths, marriages and divorces) registered during the calendar year and are published in absolute and relative terms (as rates) by various demographic characteristics.
3.2. Classification system
The regional breakdown of the Member States in the regional demographic tables is done under the most recent NUTS classification. There are agreements between Eurostat and Candidate countries as well as between Eurostat and EFTA countries, for which statistical regions have been coded in a way that resembles NUTS.
For more information on the versions in force, please see: Eurostat NUTS.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
1.Usually Resident Population
2. Legal Residence Population
3. Registered Residence Population
4. Other
Population
X
Live births
X
Deaths
X
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship
Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions
X
Late foetal deaths
X
Infant deaths
X
Marriages
X
Divorces
X
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
Population
Usually resident population - all persons having their usual residence in Georgia:
those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or
those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year.
The reference time is the time of census conducted and population inter-census period calculated by adding the natural increase and net-migration.
Live births
Live births - Complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life - e.g. beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles - whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born.
Deaths
Death - the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place.
Immigrants
An international immigrant - a person recorded when crossing the National border
who entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months; and
who was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Emigrants
An international emigrant - a person recorded when crossing the National border and
who crossed the border and left the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve following months; and
who was usual resident of the country when leaving the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence inside the country during the twelve months before leaving the country.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available on the National Statistical Institute's website.
Loss of citizenship
Not available on the National Statistical Institute's website.
Legally induced abortions
Legally induced abortions - pre-term termination of pregnancy and extraction of a fetus from the womb before it is developed to the 22 weeks.
Late foetal deaths
Stillbirth - a fetus, whose death is prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the fetus does not breathe or show any other signs of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or contraction of certain groups of skeletal muscles.
Infant deaths
Infant mortality – deaths of infants under one year of age (0-12 months).
Marriages
Marriage - a voluntary union of a woman and a man for the purpose of creating a family, which is registered with a territorial office of the Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) - Public Service Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (‘a territorial office of the Agency’).
Divorces
Divorce– one of the grounds for termination of marriage of spouses.
3.4.3 Differences in statistical concepts and definitions between the statistics transmitted to Eurostat and those disseminated in the National Statistics Institute's website
Usually resident population - all persons having their usual residence in Georgia: i) those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or ii) those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year. The reference time is the time of census conducted and population inter-census period calculated by the following formula: P(X+1) = P(X) + B(X) - D(X) + Imm(X) - Em(X).
Live births
A birth registered in Georgia and in the Georgian representations abroad in the given year.
Deaths
A death registered in a given year.
Immigrants
A person who crossed the border and lived in Georgia at least 183 days.
Emigrants
A person who crossed the Georgian border and lived out of country at least than 183 days.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Decisions on acquisitions in a given year.
Loss of citizenship
Decisions on loss of citizenship in a given year.
Legally induced abortions
An abortion registered in health care institutions of Georgia.
Late foetal deaths
A Stillbirth registered in Georgia in a given year.
Infant deaths
An infant death registered in Georgia in a given year.
Marriages
Marriages registered in Georgia in a given year.
Divorces
Divorces registered in Georgia in a given year.
3.7. Reference area
Population by urban and rural – at national, regional and municipality level;
Population by sex and age - at national level;
Births - at national, regional and municipality level;
Deaths - at national, regional and municipality level;
Migration - at national level.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Population:
Population at national level by urban-rural – since 1920;
Population at regional and municipality level by urban-rural – since 1980;
Population by sex and age – since 1989.
Births:
Live births at national level by urban-rural - since 1950;
Live births by regions and sex - since 1969;
Stillbirths at national level by urban-rural - since 1960;
Stillbirths by regions and sex - since 1969.
Deaths:
Deaths at national level by urban-rural - since 1950;
Deaths by causes regions and main causes of death - since 2005.
Migration:
Net-migration at national level - since 1990;
Emigrants and Immigrants by sex and age at national level – since 2002.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Number of persons;
Number of births;
Number of deaths;
Number of marriages;
Number of divorces.
Population - as of 1 January;
Births, Deaths - the calendar year in which the events occurred;
Marriages, Divorces - the calendar year in which the events registered;
Migration - the calendar year in which the migration occurred.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), the legal entity of public law, carries out its activities in accordance with the UN Fundamental Principles. It is an institution established to produce the statistics and disseminate the statistical information according to the Georgian legislation.
The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) is responsibility, collecting, producing and disseminate the statistical data. Geostat guided by the following legal acts: i) the Law of Georgia on “Official Statistics” and ii) Annual Statistical Work Program.
In accordance with the Law of Georgia on “Official Statistics”, the Geostat is authorized to request from the administrative bodies and other physical and legal entities and receive all the statistical and other information (including confidential information and/or information containing personal data, in line with the “Law on Personal Data Protection") necessary for carrying out its functions.
Upon the request and according to the legislation of Georgia, the administrative bodies are obliged to provide the Geostat with the information on physical and private entities (including confidential information).
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Geostat receiving data from:
Population – population censuses;
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces – Public Service Development Agency (PSDA), Ministry of Justice of Georgia; and Ministry of IPDS, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia;
Migration – Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia;
Abortions - Ministry of IDPs, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Law of Georgia on Official Statistics:
Article 34. Observing Confidentiality of Statistical Data:
Data acquired for statistical purposes are confidential, if they enable the direct or indirect identification of a statistical unit.
The dissemination of confidential statistical data or their use for non-statistical purposes is prohibited unless the cases stated by the Georgian legislation.
The data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is confidential if it allows for identification of individual data.
Confidential statistical data cannot be disseminated or used for non-statistical purposes, except for the cases envisaged by the Georgian legislation - the Law of Georgia on “Official Statistics”.
Data is produced based on several documents:
Data confidentiality policy at Geostat;
Guidelines for tabular personal data;
Reminder (Signed by all staff members).
8.1. Release calendar
The Geostat publishes yearly an advanced release calendar for all its publication for the current year. The calendar is publicly accessible on the Geostat website.
The general policy is that before publishing statistics on the Geostat web site a press release is available, also on the web site, to inform users and media.
The country of residence (in its current borders, if the information is available) of the mother at the time of the birth.
Country of birth of the mother
The country of residence (in its current borders, if the information is available) of the mother at the time of the birth.
Country of previous usual residence
See below.
Country of next usual residence
See below.
Deaths
See below.
Divorce
See below.
Emigrants
See below.
First-time marrying person
See below.
First-time registering partner
See below.
Foetal death
See below.
Foreign-born
See below.
Immigrants
See below.
Infant death
See below.
Late foetal death
See below.
Legally induced abortions
See below.
Level of development
See below.
Live birth
See below.
Live birth order
See below.
Marriage
See below.
Native born
See below.
Person contracting legal union for first-time
See below.
Regional
See below.
Registered partnership
See below.
Registered partnership legally dissolved
See below.
Separation
See below.
To assure the quality of processes and products, Geostat applies EU Statistics Code of Practice and UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the ESS Quality Assurance Framework (QAF).
Geostat is also guided by the requirements provided for in article 4. “Basic principles of official statistics” of the Law on Official Statistics.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
11.2.1. Quality assessment: Type of duration of stay used when counting a person as a migrant according to Art. 2(b) of Regulation (EC) 862/2007
1. Actual duration of stay of at least 12 months
2. Intended duration of stay of at least 12 months
3. Actual and intended duration of stay of at least 12 months
4. Other. Please specify
Nationals
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
EEA citizens
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Non EEA citizens
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
11.2.2. Quality assessment of the definition of acquisitions of citizenship according to Art. 3(d) of Regulation (EC) 862/2007
1. Acquisitions of citizenship granted to persons having their usual residence in the territory of the Member State
2.Other. Please specify
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
State Bodies;
Local and international experts and researchers;
Students;
NGOs;
Research Institutions and Organizations;
International Organizations (IOM, UN, EUROSTAT, WHO, etc.).
The data is relevant with international standards.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Overall accuracy and special cases (Inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister,...)
Population
Number of population is based on the 2014 General Population Census data and vital statistical data from PSDA and Migration data from MIA.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics, thus, asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Refugees from Ukraine, asylum seekers, etc. are included into the population count, if they fulfill the immigrant criteria (please see the immigrants section).
Live births
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system. Additional controls and validations were added to the system, for example, mothers’ age (15-49 years).
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. employment status of the mother, mother's educational attainment, NUTS division).
Deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. educational attainment, legal marital status).
Immigrants
Administrative sources.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics (migrant flows). Thus, the asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. country of previous residence, country of birth, educational attainment).
Emigrants
Administrative sources.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics (migrant flows). Thus, the asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. country of next residence, country of birth, educational attainment).
Acquisitions of citizenship
Administrative sources.
Loss of citizenship
Administrative sources.
Legally induced abortions
Administrative sources.
Late foetal deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
Infant deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
The 2014 General Population Census results revealed the necessity of re-estimation of basic demographic data of previous years.
Emigrants
Administrative sources.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Administrative sources.
Late foetal deaths
Administrative sources.
Infant deaths
Administrative sources.
Marriages
Administrative sources.
Divorces
Administrative sources.
14.1. Timeliness
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 90 days after the reference year. Preliminary data (I –II quarter of current year) are released in 195 days;
Population - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 120 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released;
Migration - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 120 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released;
Leading causes of deaths - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 180 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released.
14.2. Punctuality
Data are always delivered and published on the pre-announced release dates.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
The data are internationally comparable. The International Migrations Statistics is based on the days cumulated in the country, while Residence permits mostly refer to the legal permission.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Comparability - over time
Population
Starting from 1 January, 1994 data publishing without occupied territories (Abkhazia A.R and Tskhinvali Region);
Live births
Georgia used the Soviet definition of live births and stillbirths until 1996, which did not correspond to the WHO recommendations.
Deaths
The data are comparable across time.
Immigrants
Follows the international recommendations.
Emigrants
Follows the international recommendations.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
Georgia used the Soviet definition of live births and stillbirths until 1996, which did not correspond to the WHO recommendations.
Infant deaths
The data are comparable across time.
Marriages
The data are comparable across time.
Divorces
The data are comparable across time.
Surface in km2
69,700 sq.km.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Information about demographic statistics is collected on the same basis, so the cross-sectoral analysis is possible.
The differences between Residence Permits Statistics and International Migration Statistics: international Migrations Statistics is based on the days cumulated in the country disregard the legal status, Residence permits refer to the legal permission of the person to stay in the country.
15.4. Coherence - internal
The outputs of the statistical activity are coherent.
The 2014 General Population Census results revealed the necessity of re-estimation of basic demographic data of previous years. The re-estimation of data in the inter census period is recommended by the international organizations.
Data quality assurance plays an important role in collecting, processing and analyzing vital statistics. Starting from 2011 changes in normative acts and transition to the electronic issuance of medical certificates increased the coverage of death and birth facts, use of personal identification numbers and introduction of the electronic system eliminated duplicates and improved quality of personal information (name, surname, sex, and date of birth).
The PSDA assigns a PIN to a person at birth registration, or during registration by place of usual residence, or by time of issuance of Identity (Residence) cards. It is prohibited to assign two or more PINs to the same person, the same PIN to different persons, or to change or reuse a PIN of a deceased person A PIN consists of eleven digits. First two digits (from 01 to 99) denote an administrative unit code; the subsequent digit (from 1 to 9) is the control digit calculated from the other ten digits based on a certain formula. The following two digits (from 01 to 99) represent a code of a territorial office that assigned the PIN and the last six digits denote the serial number of the PIN record (from 000001 to 999999). The Chairperson of the PSDA approves the formula for calculating the control digit.
The PSDA, via its territorial authorities, performs logical checks of birth and death certificates sent from the medical institution. In case of missing information and/or inconsistencies within variables, the certificates are sent back to respective medical institutions for clarification.
Since 1998 Causes of death are coded according to the ICD-10 (the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems). The IRIS software recommended by the WHO for determining causes of death is used in Geostat since 2012. The software automatically selects the main cause of death and assigns a code according to the ICD-10. Additional quality checks for causes of death are performed using the ANACOD software, also recommended by the WHO.
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online system. Additional controls and validations were added to the system, for example, mothers’ age (15-49 years).
18.5. Data compilation
After data cleaning and validation and linking, the annual anonymized source files are compiled, which are used for producing of statistics.
18.6. Adjustment
Not available.
No comments.
Data and metadata are transmitted to Eurostat by the Member States in the framework of the Unified Demographic Data Collection which is in accordance with Regulation (EC) 862/2007 and Regulation (EU) 1260/2013 and their implementing regulations.
Population figure by age, sex and administrative unit, the indicators are published in absolute and/or in thousands.
Vital events - number of vital events (births, deaths, marriages and divorces) registered during the calendar year and are published in absolute and relative terms (as rates) by various demographic characteristics.
3 March 2025
3.4.1 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics transmitted to Eurostat
1.Usually Resident Population
2. Legal Residence Population
3. Registered Residence Population
4. Other
Population
X
Live births
X
Deaths
X
Immigrants
X
Emigrants
X
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not applicable.
Loss of citizenship
Not applicable.
Legally induced abortions
X
Late foetal deaths
X
Infant deaths
X
Marriages
X
Divorces
X
3.4.2 Statistical concepts and definitions used in the statistics disseminated in the National Statistical Institute's website
Population
Usually resident population - all persons having their usual residence in Georgia:
those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or
those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year.
The reference time is the time of census conducted and population inter-census period calculated by adding the natural increase and net-migration.
Live births
Live births - Complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life - e.g. beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles - whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of such a birth is considered live born.
Deaths
Death - the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place.
Immigrants
An international immigrant - a person recorded when crossing the National border
who entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months; and
who was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Emigrants
An international emigrant - a person recorded when crossing the National border and
who crossed the border and left the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve following months; and
who was usual resident of the country when leaving the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence inside the country during the twelve months before leaving the country.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available on the National Statistical Institute's website.
Loss of citizenship
Not available on the National Statistical Institute's website.
Legally induced abortions
Legally induced abortions - pre-term termination of pregnancy and extraction of a fetus from the womb before it is developed to the 22 weeks.
Late foetal deaths
Stillbirth - a fetus, whose death is prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy; the fetus does not breathe or show any other signs of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or contraction of certain groups of skeletal muscles.
Infant deaths
Infant mortality – deaths of infants under one year of age (0-12 months).
Marriages
Marriage - a voluntary union of a woman and a man for the purpose of creating a family, which is registered with a territorial office of the Legal Entity under Public Law (LEPL) - Public Service Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (‘a territorial office of the Agency’).
Divorces
Divorce– one of the grounds for termination of marriage of spouses.
3.4.3 Differences in statistical concepts and definitions between the statistics transmitted to Eurostat and those disseminated in the National Statistics Institute's website
Usually resident population - all persons having their usual residence in Georgia: i) those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference time; or ii) those who arrived in their place of usual residence during the 12 months before the reference time with the intention of staying there for at least one year. The reference time is the time of census conducted and population inter-census period calculated by the following formula: P(X+1) = P(X) + B(X) - D(X) + Imm(X) - Em(X).
Live births
A birth registered in Georgia and in the Georgian representations abroad in the given year.
Deaths
A death registered in a given year.
Immigrants
A person who crossed the border and lived in Georgia at least 183 days.
Emigrants
A person who crossed the Georgian border and lived out of country at least than 183 days.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Decisions on acquisitions in a given year.
Loss of citizenship
Decisions on loss of citizenship in a given year.
Legally induced abortions
An abortion registered in health care institutions of Georgia.
Late foetal deaths
A Stillbirth registered in Georgia in a given year.
Infant deaths
An infant death registered in Georgia in a given year.
Marriages
Marriages registered in Georgia in a given year.
Divorces
Divorces registered in Georgia in a given year.
Population by urban and rural – at national, regional and municipality level;
Population by sex and age - at national level;
Births - at national, regional and municipality level;
Deaths - at national, regional and municipality level;
Migration - at national level.
Population - as of 1 January;
Births, Deaths - the calendar year in which the events occurred;
Marriages, Divorces - the calendar year in which the events registered;
Migration - the calendar year in which the migration occurred.
Overall accuracy and special cases (Inclusion/exclusion of asylum seekers and refugees, persons living on unauthorised or irregular basis, international students, persons who do not register/deregister,...)
Population
Number of population is based on the 2014 General Population Census data and vital statistical data from PSDA and Migration data from MIA.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics, thus, asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Refugees from Ukraine, asylum seekers, etc. are included into the population count, if they fulfill the immigrant criteria (please see the immigrants section).
Live births
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system. Additional controls and validations were added to the system, for example, mothers’ age (15-49 years).
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. employment status of the mother, mother's educational attainment, NUTS division).
Deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. educational attainment, legal marital status).
Immigrants
Administrative sources.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics (migrant flows). Thus, the asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. country of previous residence, country of birth, educational attainment).
Emigrants
Administrative sources.
Geostat uses 6month+1day criterium for the migration statistics (migrant flows). Thus, the asylum seekers and refugees (and any person) will be included into immigrant category, in case
the person entered the country and has cumulated a minimum of 183 days of residence in the country during the twelve following months;
and was not usual resident of the country when entering the country which means that he spent at least a cumulate duration of 183 days of residence outside the country during the twelve months before entering the country.
Unknown values can be explained by missing values for some variables in the administrative data (f.e. country of next residence, country of birth, educational attainment).
Acquisitions of citizenship
Administrative sources.
Loss of citizenship
Administrative sources.
Legally induced abortions
Administrative sources.
Late foetal deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
Infant deaths
Improvement in data quality was greatly facilitated by the introduction of the online registration system.
Marriages
Using administrative data ensures data accuracy.
Divorces
Using administrative data ensures data accuracy.
Number of persons;
Number of births;
Number of deaths;
Number of marriages;
Number of divorces.
After data cleaning and validation and linking, the annual anonymized source files are compiled, which are used for producing of statistics.
List of data sources
Population
Population Census.
Live births
PSDA; NCDC.
Deaths
PSDA; NCDC.
Immigrants
MIA.
Emigrants
MIA.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
MoLHSA.
Late foetal deaths
PSDA; NCDC.
Infant deaths
PSDA; NCDC
Marriages
PSDA.
Divorces
PSDA.
Surface in km2
Local government.
Summary vital statistics - 2 times a year;
Detailed demographic data – yearly.
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 90 days after the reference year. Preliminary data (I –II quarter of current year) are released in 195 days;
Population - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 120 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released;
Migration - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 120 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released;
Leading causes of deaths - The reference year is the calendar year. The final data is disseminated 180 days after the reference year. No preliminary data are released.
The data are internationally comparable. The International Migrations Statistics is based on the days cumulated in the country, while Residence permits mostly refer to the legal permission.
Comparability - over time
Population
Starting from 1 January, 1994 data publishing without occupied territories (Abkhazia A.R and Tskhinvali Region);
Live births
Georgia used the Soviet definition of live births and stillbirths until 1996, which did not correspond to the WHO recommendations.
Deaths
The data are comparable across time.
Immigrants
Follows the international recommendations.
Emigrants
Follows the international recommendations.
Acquisitions of citizenship
Not available.
Loss of citizenship
Not available.
Legally induced abortions
Not available.
Late foetal deaths
Georgia used the Soviet definition of live births and stillbirths until 1996, which did not correspond to the WHO recommendations.
