In 2022, the number of newborns in Georgia decreased by 7.9% year-on-year and amounted to 42,319 people.

Tbilisi correspondent of APA informs that this was stated in the report of the National Statistical Office of Georgia.

The number of deaths in Georgia decreased by 18% year-on-year and amounted to 49,118 people.

In general, in 2022, a negative natural increase was recorded in Georgia (-6 799).

During the reporting period, positive natural growth was recorded in the Kvemo Kartli region, where Azerbaijanis live compactly in Georgia.

Last year, the number of newborns in Kvemo Kartli was 5,074, and the number of deaths was 4,528.

According to statistics, the infant mortality rate in Georgia in 2022 was 7.6 per 1,000 people, and the under-5 mortality rate was 9.2 per 1,000 people.