The Case of The Southern Caucasus

Southern Caucasus

Environment and Security / 11

Trends in birth and death rates in the Southern Caucasus, 1990-2002

Per 1 000 people

Per 1 000 people 30

Per 1 000 people 30

30

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

25

25

25

20

20

20

Birth rate

15

15

15

Birth rate

Birth rate

10

10

10

Death rate

5

5

5

Death rate

Death rate

0

0

0

1990

1994

1998

2002

1990

1994

1998

2002

1990

1994

1998

Source: Online database, The World Bank, Washington DC.

Total population growth rates in the Southern Caucasus, 1989-2002

Russian Federation

Black Sea

Caspian Sea

Georgia

Turkey

In percentage

20 % or greater growth 0 to 20% 0 to - 20% - 20 to - 40% - 40% or greater loss

Increase in population

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Decrease in population

Iran

0

50

100

150

200 km

DATA PROCESSING AND CARTOGRAPHY JEAN RADVANYI (UNIVERSITY OF PARIS-INALCO) NICOLAS BEROUCHASHVILI (UNIVERSITY OF TBILISI)

Red lines represent Former Soviet Union administrative boundaries of autonomous regions (South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh have officialy been disbanded). Districts for which data are inconsistent remain in white.

T HE MAP DOES NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION ON THE PART OF THE THREE AGENCIES CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY , TERRITORY , CITY OR AREA OF ITS AUTHORITY , OR DELINEATION OF ITS FRONTIERS AND BOUNDARIES.