Urban and Rural Population Pyramids in Georgia Since 1950s

In the years followed independence, an economic crisis and some conflicts led to the displacement of many people inside Georgia. The growing poverty, unemployment, low income and its unequal distribution limited access to basic social service have had a clear direct impact on Georgian population dynamics and its age-sex structure. Factors influencing the changing population age structure and urbanization include mortality, fertility, migration and expansion of urban. In this paper presents the main factors of changing the distribution by urban and rural areas. How different are the urban and rural age and sex structures? Does Georgia have the same age-sex structure among their urban and rural populations since 1950s?

Authors:

• Shorena Tsiklauri
• Avtandil Sulaberidze
• Nino Gomelauri

Keywords:

• Age and sex structure of population
• Georgia
• migration
• urban-rural population.

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