What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Georgia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.55 births per woman in 2003.

How does Georgia rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?

Georgia ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Georgia?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Georgia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia

Name: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia
Creator: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Georgia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 1.8 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.8 births per woman

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

118th

of 215 countries

All-time high

2.95 births per woman

in 1963

All-time low

1.55 births per woman

in 2003

Years of data

1960–2024

Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia, 1960–2024

Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia stood at 1.8 births per woman.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia peaked at 2.95 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.55 births per woman, in 2003.

That places Georgia 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.83 births per woman	2.69 births per woman	2.95 births per woman	10
1970s	2.56 births per woman	2.38 births per woman	2.71 births per woman	10
1980s	2.34 births per woman	2.31 births per woman	2.4 births per woman	10
1990s	1.89 births per woman	1.64 births per woman	2.31 births per woman	10
2000s	1.66 births per woman	1.55 births per woman	1.99 births per woman	10
2010s	2.07 births per woman	1.92 births per woman	2.23 births per woman	10
2020s	1.88 births per woman	1.8 births per woman	1.98 births per woman	5

Countries ranked near Georgia

115 Tunisia 1.82 births per woman compare
116 Ecuador 1.81 births per woman compare
117 Bahrain 1.8 births per woman compare
119 Montenegro 1.8 births per woman compare
120 North Korea 1.78 births per woman compare
121 El Salvador 1.77 births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More population data for Georgia

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 126,871 people (2100)
Population density 42.73 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.6% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 31,027 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.81 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.81 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Georgia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia?: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Georgia was 1.8 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Georgia?: The highest recorded value was 2.95 births per woman in 1963.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Georgia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.55 births per woman in 2003.
How does Georgia rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?: Georgia ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Georgia?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Unit: births per woman
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.