Georgia’s real population

New figures confirm upward trend of Georgia’s population

By | April 1st, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , , |

The natural growth of Georgia’s population. (GeoStat.) TBILISI, DFWatch–New figures show that Georgia’s increase in population continued an upward trend in 2014, but the growth rate is still barely above zero. The number of live births minus the number of deaths, which scientists call the natural increase, was 11,548 in 2014. […]

Georgia to conduct census in November 2014

By | April 6th, 2013|Categories: Society|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will conduct a population census November 5-19, 2014. An action plan is already ready and preparations for the census will start in 2013. Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure Davit Narmania and Head of the National […]

Long overdue Georgia census in the works

By | April 3rd, 2013|Categories: Society|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–In 2014, Georgia will conduct its first population census in 25 years. This was decided by the State Coordination Commission on Tuesday. Head of the commission is Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. The last census was conducted in 1989 […]

Georgia postpones population census

By | May 11th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has said it is unable to conduct a general population census in 2012. Georgia’s National Statistics Department, GeoStat, says even though there was expected to be conducted a census this year, it is not feasible. The statement says that […]

The electricity meter produces rubbish in Tbilisi

By | January 22nd, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , |

Most of the government’s decisions are routine in nature and ordinary people rarely feel their effect in everyday life, writes David Losaberidze, project coordinator at Caucasus Institute for Peace Democracy and Development. From time to time, however, the government makes […]