Leo CHIKAVA

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Leo Chikava, D.Sc. (Econ.), professor, corresponding member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, honored worker of science, president of the Georgian Academy of Economic Sciences, president of Gugushvili University (Tbilisi, Georgia).

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DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

ABSTRACT

Demographic development in the South Caucasian countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) is characterized both by common regularities and by specific features. The deterioration in demographic development and emergence of negative trends in reproduction of the population are common traits for these states. Nevertheless, the differences in the countries’ demographic behavior and divergence in the main demographic indices draw attention to themselves. These differences are caused primarily by the fact that the South Caucasian states make their transition from the traditional to the contemporary type of population reproduction at different times, as well as by religious convictions, traditions, customs, socioeconomic conditions, and so on. An active state demographic policy drawn up with regional and country specifics in mind can play a significant role in regulating the demographic processes…………………

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