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Population in Georgia compared to Ghana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 9.7 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Georgia vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Ghana
2100 2,893,380 68,131,252
2099 2,909,896 68,021,644
2098 2,926,162 67,902,002
2097 2,942,392 67,772,694
2096 2,957,950 67,638,801
2095 2,973,037 67,494,855
2094 2,987,987 67,339,471
2093 3,002,791 67,176,337
2092 3,016,791 67,005,259
2091 3,031,030 66,817,473
2090 3,044,757 66,618,611
2089 3,058,720 66,408,323
2088 3,072,643 66,186,701
2087 3,086,644 65,950,524
2086 3,100,203 65,712,980
2085 3,114,071 65,464,770
2084 3,127,457 65,209,090
2083 3,140,476 64,935,455
2082 3,153,567 64,651,183
2081 3,166,441 64,355,091
2080 3,178,973 64,047,069
2079 3,191,924 63,730,285
2078 3,205,275 63,397,338
2077 3,218,855 63,059,578
2076 3,233,158 62,711,928
2075 3,247,424 62,350,445
2074 3,261,175 61,987,133
2073 3,274,933 61,616,792
2072 3,288,643 61,239,369
2071 3,302,219 60,847,204
2070 3,316,457 60,454,501
2069 3,331,061 60,053,700
2068 3,345,571 59,639,035
2067 3,360,149 59,215,226
2066 3,375,114 58,786,613
2065 3,390,328 58,353,059
2064 3,405,090 57,904,896
2063 3,419,329 57,451,482
2062 3,433,158 56,986,329
2061 3,446,172 56,511,652
2060 3,459,003 56,031,122
2059 3,471,505 55,540,726
2058 3,483,096 55,042,478
2057 3,494,277 54,535,407
2056 3,505,804 54,018,018
2055 3,516,587 53,492,136
2054 3,526,351 52,959,604
2053 3,536,117 52,417,582
2052 3,546,442 51,869,801
2051 3,555,531 51,311,110
2050 3,564,112 50,740,453
2049 3,571,936 50,163,262
2048 3,579,925 49,577,819
2047 3,587,540 48,982,219
2046 3,595,202 48,383,052
2045 3,602,128 47,776,375
2044 3,607,903 47,163,926
2043 3,613,579 46,548,210
2042 3,618,645 45,925,724
2041 3,623,583 45,300,725
2040 3,629,829 44,669,515
2039 3,635,128 44,038,043
2038 3,641,234 43,402,009
2037 3,647,513 42,760,604
2036 3,654,319 42,120,700
2035 3,659,999 41,478,927
2034 3,665,732 40,831,962
2033 3,670,561 40,184,070
2032 3,675,172 39,540,131
2031 3,680,543 38,900,194
2030 3,684,960 38,258,832
2029 3,689,226 37,623,609
2028 3,692,147 36,986,250
2027 3,695,285 36,349,705
2026 3,697,615 35,713,042
2025 3,699,228 35,071,292
2024 3,699,557 34,427,414
2023 3,715,483 33,787,914
2022 3,712,502 33,149,152
2021 3,708,610 32,518,665
2020 3,722,716 31,887,809
2019 3,720,161 31,258,945
2018 3,726,549 30,637,585
2017 3,728,004 30,008,354
2016 3,727,505 29,356,742
2015 3,725,276 28,696,068
2014 3,719,414 28,041,592
2013 3,717,668 27,386,193
2012 3,728,874 26,734,268
2011 3,756,441 26,095,088
2010 3,786,695 25,474,995
2009 3,814,419 24,862,664
2008 3,848,449 24,249,946
2007 3,860,158 23,642,279
2006 3,880,347 23,040,702
2005 3,902,469 22,449,438
2004 3,927,340 21,868,298
2003 3,951,736 21,296,705
2002 3,978,515 20,729,388
2001 4,014,373 20,167,069
2000 4,077,131 19,637,087
1999 4,157,192 19,149,864
1998 4,243,607 18,688,036
1997 4,349,913 18,238,958
1996 4,491,699 17,810,181
1995 4,657,722 17,399,017
1994 4,836,076 16,993,190
1993 4,911,100 16,589,519
1992 4,873,500 16,184,855
1991 4,835,900 15,787,496
1990 4,802,000 15,394,648
1989 4,803,300 15,006,813
1988 4,790,700 14,636,568
1987 4,743,500 14,289,108
1986 4,704,500 13,965,217
1985 4,662,900 13,661,229
1984 4,622,200 13,370,590
1983 4,582,900 13,029,836
1982 4,542,800 12,643,819
1981 4,504,500 12,281,712
1980 4,467,700 11,941,448
1979 4,430,200 11,597,255
1978 4,397,700 11,248,450
1977 4,372,100 10,911,871
1976 4,342,400 10,594,913
1975 4,311,200 10,294,308
1974 4,279,500 10,000,523
1973 4,242,500 9,714,617
1972 4,205,300 9,438,187
1971 4,163,000 9,176,264
1970 4,119,900 8,925,813
1969 4,080,300 8,690,383
1968 4,042,300 8,475,729
1967 4,005,800 8,271,913
1966 3,966,700 8,074,521
1965 3,921,600 7,882,606
1964 3,870,300 7,695,739
1963 3,816,100 7,514,714
1962 3,760,300 7,337,375
1961 3,703,600 7,162,667
1960 3,645,600 6,961,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Georgia's population will shrink by 3.61% to 3,564,112 people with a rank change from 131st to 135th. The population of Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people, while Georgia's population already peaked in 1993 at 4.91M people and is projected to decrease to 2.89M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Ghana
2100 -0.57% 0.16%
2099 -0.56% 0.18%
2098 -0.55% 0.19%
2097 -0.53% 0.2%
2096 -0.51% 0.21%
2095 -0.5% 0.23%
2094 -0.49% 0.24%
2093 -0.46% 0.26%
2092 -0.47% 0.28%
2091 -0.45% 0.3%
2090 -0.46% 0.32%
2089 -0.45% 0.33%
2088 -0.45% 0.36%
2087 -0.44% 0.36%
2086 -0.45% 0.38%
2085 -0.43% 0.39%
2084 -0.41% 0.42%
2083 -0.42% 0.44%
2082 -0.41% 0.46%
2081 -0.39% 0.48%
2080 -0.41% 0.5%
2079 -0.42% 0.53%
2078 -0.42% 0.54%
2077 -0.44% 0.55%
2076 -0.44% 0.58%
2075 -0.42% 0.59%
2074 -0.42% 0.6%
2073 -0.42% 0.62%
2072 -0.41% 0.64%
2071 -0.43% 0.65%
2070 -0.44% 0.67%
2069 -0.43% 0.7%
2068 -0.43% 0.72%
2067 -0.44% 0.73%
2066 -0.45% 0.74%
2065 -0.43% 0.77%
2064 -0.42% 0.79%
2063 -0.4% 0.82%
2062 -0.38% 0.84%
2061 -0.37% 0.86%
2060 -0.36% 0.88%
2059 -0.33% 0.91%
2058 -0.32% 0.93%
2057 -0.33% 0.96%
2056 -0.31% 0.98%
2055 -0.28% 1.01%
2054 -0.28% 1.03%
2053 -0.29% 1.06%
2052 -0.26% 1.09%
2051 -0.24% 1.12%
2050 -0.22% 1.15%
2049 -0.22% 1.18%
2048 -0.21% 1.22%
2047 -0.21% 1.24%
2046 -0.19% 1.27%
2045 -0.16% 1.3%
2044 -0.16% 1.32%
2043 -0.14% 1.36%
2042 -0.14% 1.38%
2041 -0.17% 1.41%
2040 -0.15% 1.43%
2039 -0.17% 1.47%
2038 -0.17% 1.5%
2037 -0.19% 1.52%
2036 -0.16% 1.55%
2035 -0.16% 1.58%
2034 -0.13% 1.61%
2033 -0.13% 1.63%
2032 -0.15% 1.65%
2031 -0.12% 1.68%
2030 -0.12% 1.69%
2029 -0.08% 1.72%
2028 -0.08% 1.75%
2027 -0.06% 1.78%
2026 -0.04% 1.83%
2025 -0.009% 1.87%
2024 -0.43% 1.89%
2023 0.08% 1.93%
2022 0.1% 1.94%
2021 -0.38% 1.98%
2020 0.07% 2.01%
2019 -0.17% 2.03%
2018 -0.04% 2.1%
2017 0.01% 2.22%
2016 0.06% 2.3%
2015 0.16% 2.33%
2014 0.05% 2.39%
2013 -0.3% 2.44%
2012 -0.73% 2.45%
2011 -0.8% 2.43%
2010 -0.73% 2.46%
2009 -0.88% 2.53%
2008 -0.3% 2.57%
2007 -0.52% 2.61%
2006 -0.57% 2.63%
2005 -0.63% 2.66%
2004 -0.62% 2.68%
2003 -0.67% 2.74%
2002 -0.89% 2.79%
2001 -1.54% 2.7%
2000 -1.93% 2.54%
1999 -2.04% 2.47%
1998 -2.44% 2.46%
1997 -3.16% 2.41%
1996 -3.56% 2.36%
1995 -3.69% 2.39%
1994 -1.53% 2.43%
1993 0.77% 2.5%
1992 0.78% 2.52%
1991 0.71% 2.55%
1990 -0.03% 2.58%
1989 0.26% 2.53%
1988 1% 2.43%
1987 0.83% 2.32%
1986 0.89% 2.23%
1985 0.88% 2.17%
1984 0.86% 2.62%
1983 0.88% 3.05%
1982 0.85% 2.95%
1981 0.82% 2.85%
1980 0.85% 2.97%
1979 0.74% 3.1%
1978 0.59% 3.08%
1977 0.68% 2.99%
1976 0.72% 2.92%
1975 0.74% 2.94%
1974 0.87% 2.94%
1973 0.88% 2.93%
1972 1.02% 2.85%
1971 1.05% 2.81%
1970 0.97% 2.71%
1969 0.94% 2.53%
1968 0.91% 2.46%
1967 0.99% 2.44%
1966 1.15% 2.43%
1965 1.33% 2.43%
1964 1.42% 2.41%
1963 1.48% 2.42%
1962 1.53% 2.44%
1961 1.59% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Georgia declined by 0.43%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Georgia Ghana
Current population
3697615
35885254
Population rank 131/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
33 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
12.3 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +1,752
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 57/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -17,079
Net migration rank 61/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -17,079
2024 - 1,745 - -13,114
2023 -1,282 2,003 651,094 -10,003
2022 -2,224 26,999 646,441 -10,003
2021 -9,127 -2,738 635,805 -11,259
2020 335 -2,738 637,469 -291
2019 5,606 -5,412 642,403 -21,857
2018 8,407 -5,176 641,551 -19,375
2017 8,391 -7,889 641,218 -4,913
2016 11,346 -10,588 659,910 7,009
2015 13,105 -13,321 667,729 -13,306
2014 13,089 -16,047 660,829 -6,312
2013 10,145 -40,117 658,638 -2,377
2012 8,584 -39,290 646,595 1,005
2011 8,989 -37,847 631,501 -720
2010 10,501 -36,608 613,133 -3,726
2009 12,210 -32,757 592,825 22,416
2008 7,974 -32,463 579,695 30,506
2007 3,551 -32,142 572,332 32,813
2006 2,146 -31,729 569,474 28,536
2005 1,604 -31,216 563,234 21,272
2004 283 -30,614 543,339 34,433
2003 2,482 -31,075 536,656 28,768
2002 2,228 -58,531 528,620 40,573
2001 3,445 -110,969 519,382 36,050
2000 4,681 -135,046 508,738 -4,206
1999 6,901 -131,768 487,210 -17,304
1998 9,823 -127,962 471,313 -17,564
1997 11,862 -133,250 459,822 -15,409
1996 18,304 -133,999 450,259 -37,113
1995 17,644 -130,201 451,748 -42,558
1994 17,279 -147,551 449,589 -47,120
1993 18,303 -154,788 454,669 -49,792
1992 24,226 -121,647 452,156 -47,736
1991 32,932 -111,958 448,159 -57,878
1990 40,169 -108,969 442,211 -46,789
1989 41,510 -85,690 432,541 -52,293
1988 42,810 -12,189 425,031 -64,810
1987 45,561 -10,966 419,328 -84,648
1986 48,960 -14,123 411,191 -98,099
1985 49,786 -15,208 401,722 -106,855
1984 48,523 -12,920 392,053 -105,655
1983 48,496 -10,906 379,846 15,276
1982 47,363 -12,363 369,061 7,863
1981 46,185 -12,822 359,572 -12,296
1980 44,114 -12,593 346,816 -13,564
1979 42,863 -14,281 334,848 20,291
1978 41,616 -9,755 324,428 18,041
1977 40,023 -8,213 315,429 15,243
1976 39,964 -8,952 305,769 -2,528
1975 39,331 -9,605 298,267 -292
1974 38,071 -10,261 290,796 -1,197
1973 38,259 -10,763 283,385 -1,168
1972 38,832 -11,097 275,236 -4,589
1971 38,953 -10,997 265,442 -12,238
1970 38,731 -1,311 257,938 -10,233
1969 37,764 34,301 251,925 -28,752
1968 37,840 37,031 242,821 -36,683
1967 40,070 34,734 237,156 -35,666
1966 40,905 32,869 231,440 -38,143
1965 43,463 18,981 229,061 -38,519
1964 48,429 19,377 226,685 -43,480
1963 51,456 19,405 225,367 -46,516
1962 51,903 18,981 223,842 -48,017
1961 52,284 18,016 222,372 -48,777
1960 51,640 16,740 217,134 12,181

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 57.7% of the population change in Georgia is from natural causes (a gain of 47,646 people) and 42.3% is from migration (a loss of 34,907 people). In Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

Biggest cities by population

Georgia
City Population
Tbilisi 1.12M
Batumi 169K
Kutaisi 148K
Rustavi 132K
Sukhumi 64.4K
Gori 44.5K
Khashuri 25.2K
Marneuli 24.9K
Senaki 21.6K
Gardabani 12K
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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