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

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The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,935,766 in 2025 vs 392,404 people in Iceland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,934,050 people compared to 398,674 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Georgia's population is 9.87 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.05% for Georgia vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +1.66% in Iceland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has increased from 3.88M people to 3.93M (1.38% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 399K (31.2% growth).

Georgia vs Iceland: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Iceland
2100 3,078,390 360,144
2099 3,095,962 361,926
2098 3,113,268 363,730
2097 3,130,535 365,557
2096 3,147,088 367,453
2095 3,163,140 369,353
2094 3,179,046 371,260
2093 3,194,797 373,227
2092 3,209,692 375,333
2091 3,224,841 377,423
2090 3,239,446 379,430
2089 3,254,302 381,438
2088 3,269,115 383,627
2087 3,284,011 385,798
2086 3,298,437 387,894
2085 3,313,192 390,003
2084 3,327,434 392,060
2083 3,341,286 394,128
2082 3,355,214 396,088
2081 3,368,911 398,124
2080 3,382,244 400,156
2079 3,396,024 402,122
2078 3,410,227 403,988
2077 3,424,676 405,922
2076 3,439,894 407,624
2075 3,455,072 409,218
2074 3,469,703 410,690
2073 3,484,340 412,079
2072 3,498,926 413,583
2071 3,513,371 414,926
2070 3,528,520 416,204
2069 3,544,057 417,368
2068 3,559,495 418,437
2067 3,575,004 419,588
2066 3,590,926 420,609
2065 3,607,114 421,634
2064 3,622,820 422,508
2063 3,637,969 423,391
2062 3,652,682 424,311
2061 3,666,528 425,017
2060 3,680,180 425,795
2059 3,693,482 426,421
2058 3,705,813 426,989
2057 3,717,709 427,546
2056 3,729,974 428,007
2055 3,741,446 428,399
2054 3,751,834 428,619
2053 3,762,225 428,812
2052 3,773,210 429,004
2051 3,782,880 428,983
2050 3,792,010 429,028
2049 3,800,334 428,993
2048 3,808,834 428,917
2047 3,816,936 428,806
2046 3,825,088 428,615
2045 3,832,457 428,387
2044 3,838,601 427,939
2043 3,844,640 427,281
2042 3,850,029 426,616
2041 3,855,284 425,912
2040 3,861,929 425,083
2039 3,867,567 424,104
2038 3,874,063 422,997
2037 3,880,743 421,786
2036 3,887,984 420,429
2035 3,894,028 418,926
2034 3,900,127 417,406
2033 3,905,266 415,689
2032 3,910,171 413,829
2031 3,915,886 411,715
2030 3,920,585 409,349
2029 3,925,124 406,777
2028 3,928,232 403,748
2027 3,931,570 400,455
2026 3,934,050 396,793
2025 3,935,766 392,404
2024 3,812,518 386,506
2023 3,715,483 385,663
2022 3,712,502 382,003
2021 3,708,610 372,520
2020 3,722,716 366,463
2019 3,720,161 360,563
2018 3,726,549 352,721
2017 3,728,004 343,400
2016 3,727,505 335,439
2015 3,725,276 330,815
2014 3,719,414 327,386
2013 3,717,668 323,764
2012 3,728,874 320,716
2011 3,756,441 319,014
2010 3,786,695 318,041
2009 3,814,419 318,499
2008 3,848,449 317,414
2007 3,860,158 311,566
2006 3,880,347 303,782
2005 3,902,469 296,734
2004 3,927,340 292,074
2003 3,951,736 289,521
2002 3,978,515 287,523
2001 4,014,373 284,968
2000 4,077,131 281,205
1999 4,157,192 277,381
1998 4,243,607 274,047
1997 4,349,913 271,128
1996 4,491,699 268,916
1995 4,657,722 267,468
1994 4,836,076 266,021
1993 4,911,100 263,725
1992 4,873,500 261,057
1991 4,835,900 257,797
1990 4,802,000 254,826
1989 4,803,300 252,852
1988 4,790,700 249,740
1987 4,743,500 245,859
1986 4,704,500 243,180
1985 4,662,900 241,405
1984 4,622,200 239,511
1983 4,582,900 236,977
1982 4,542,800 233,860
1981 4,504,500 230,755
1980 4,467,700 228,138
1979 4,430,200 225,735
1978 4,397,700 223,537
1977 4,372,100 221,799
1976 4,342,400 220,154
1975 4,311,200 217,979
1974 4,279,500 215,209
1973 4,242,500 212,317
1972 4,205,300 209,137
1971 4,163,000 206,098
1970 4,119,900 204,438
1969 4,080,300 203,369
1968 4,042,300 201,488
1967 4,005,800 198,751
1966 3,966,700 195,570
1965 3,921,600 192,286
1964 3,870,300 188,983
1963 3,816,100 185,653
1962 3,760,300 182,378
1961 3,703,600 179,029
1960 3,645,600 175,574

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia gained 206,545 people (a 5.54% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Georgia's population will shrink by 3.61% to 3,792,010 people with a rank change from 129th to 135th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 429,028 people and will still be ranked 173rd.

Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 429K people, while Georgia's population already peaked in 1993 at 4.91M people and is projected to decrease to 3.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Iceland
2100 -0.57% -0.49%
2099 -0.56% -0.5%
2098 -0.55% -0.5%
2097 -0.53% -0.52%
2096 -0.51% -0.51%
2095 -0.5% -0.51%
2094 -0.49% -0.53%
2093 -0.46% -0.56%
2092 -0.47% -0.55%
2091 -0.45% -0.53%
2090 -0.46% -0.53%
2089 -0.45% -0.57%
2088 -0.45% -0.56%
2087 -0.44% -0.54%
2086 -0.45% -0.54%
2085 -0.43% -0.52%
2084 -0.41% -0.52%
2083 -0.42% -0.49%
2082 -0.41% -0.51%
2081 -0.39% -0.51%
2080 -0.41% -0.49%
2079 -0.42% -0.46%
2078 -0.42% -0.48%
2077 -0.44% -0.42%
2076 -0.44% -0.39%
2075 -0.42% -0.36%
2074 -0.42% -0.34%
2073 -0.42% -0.36%
2072 -0.41% -0.32%
2071 -0.43% -0.31%
2070 -0.44% -0.28%
2069 -0.43% -0.26%
2068 -0.43% -0.27%
2067 -0.44% -0.24%
2066 -0.45% -0.24%
2065 -0.43% -0.21%
2064 -0.42% -0.21%
2063 -0.4% -0.22%
2062 -0.38% -0.17%
2061 -0.37% -0.18%
2060 -0.36% -0.15%
2059 -0.33% -0.13%
2058 -0.32% -0.13%
2057 -0.33% -0.11%
2056 -0.31% -0.09%
2055 -0.28% -0.05%
2054 -0.28% -0.05%
2053 -0.29% -0.04%
2052 -0.26% 0.005%
2051 -0.24% -0.01%
2050 -0.22% 0.008%
2049 -0.22% 0.02%
2048 -0.21% 0.03%
2047 -0.21% 0.04%
2046 -0.19% 0.05%
2045 -0.16% 0.1%
2044 -0.16% 0.15%
2043 -0.14% 0.16%
2042 -0.14% 0.17%
2041 -0.17% 0.2%
2040 -0.15% 0.23%
2039 -0.17% 0.26%
2038 -0.17% 0.29%
2037 -0.19% 0.32%
2036 -0.16% 0.36%
2035 -0.16% 0.36%
2034 -0.13% 0.41%
2033 -0.13% 0.45%
2032 -0.15% 0.51%
2031 -0.12% 0.58%
2030 -0.12% 0.63%
2029 -0.08% 0.75%
2028 -0.08% 0.82%
2027 -0.06% 0.92%
2026 -0.04% 1.12%
2025 3.23% 1.53%
2024 2.61% 0.22%
2023 0.08% 0.96%
2022 0.1% 2.55%
2021 -0.38% 1.65%
2020 0.07% 1.64%
2019 -0.17% 2.22%
2018 -0.04% 2.71%
2017 0.01% 2.37%
2016 0.06% 1.4%
2015 0.16% 1.05%
2014 0.05% 1.12%
2013 -0.3% 0.95%
2012 -0.73% 0.53%
2011 -0.8% 0.31%
2010 -0.73% -0.14%
2009 -0.88% 0.34%
2008 -0.3% 1.88%
2007 -0.52% 2.56%
2006 -0.57% 2.38%
2005 -0.63% 1.6%
2004 -0.62% 0.88%
2003 -0.67% 0.69%
2002 -0.89% 0.9%
2001 -1.54% 1.34%
2000 -1.93% 1.38%
1999 -2.04% 1.22%
1998 -2.44% 1.08%
1997 -3.16% 0.82%
1996 -3.56% 0.54%
1995 -3.69% 0.54%
1994 -1.53% 0.87%
1993 0.77% 1.02%
1992 0.78% 1.26%
1991 0.71% 1.17%
1990 -0.03% 0.78%
1989 0.26% 1.25%
1988 1% 1.58%
1987 0.83% 1.1%
1986 0.89% 0.74%
1985 0.88% 0.79%
1984 0.86% 1.07%
1983 0.88% 1.33%
1982 0.85% 1.35%
1981 0.82% 1.15%
1980 0.85% 1.06%
1979 0.74% 0.98%
1978 0.59% 0.78%
1977 0.68% 0.75%
1976 0.72% 1%
1975 0.74% 1.29%
1974 0.87% 1.36%
1973 0.88% 1.52%
1972 1.02% 1.47%
1971 1.05% 0.81%
1970 0.97% 0.53%
1969 0.94% 0.93%
1968 0.91% 1.38%
1967 0.99% 1.63%
1966 1.15% 1.71%
1965 1.33% 1.75%
1964 1.42% 1.79%
1963 1.48% 1.8%
1962 1.53% 1.87%
1961 1.59% 1.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Georgia grew by 3.23%, while Iceland's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Georgia Iceland
Current population
3934050
398674
Population rank 129/197 173/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.005%
One net population change
4.28 minutes
1.49 hours
One birth every
12.2 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
11.6 minutes
3.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +338 +16
Annual growth/decline +123,248 +5,898
Annual growth/decline rate +3.23% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 70/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +1,283 +2,709
Net migration rank 61/196 56/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 98,818
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 130/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 25.1%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 23/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Iceland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Iceland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 2,709
2024 -2,085 1,745 1,700 3,543
2023 -1,282 2,003 1,736 4,630
2022 -2,224 26,999 1,719 6,535
2021 -9,127 -2,738 2,534 4,911
2020 335 -2,738 2,199 2,498
2019 5,606 -5,412 2,163 5,030
2018 8,407 -5,176 1,975 6,638
2017 8,391 -7,889 1,854 8,348
2016 11,346 -10,588 1,711 4,128
2015 13,105 -13,321 1,952 1,499
2014 13,089 -16,047 2,324 1,139
2013 10,145 -40,117 2,169 1,666
2012 8,584 -39,290 2,566 -277
2011 8,989 -37,847 2,521 -1,393
2010 10,501 -36,608 2,862 -2,055
2009 12,210 -32,757 3,026 -4,785
2008 7,974 -32,463 2,825 1,138
2007 3,551 -32,142 2,617 5,254
2006 2,146 -31,729 2,491 5,300
2005 1,604 -31,216 2,433 3,925
2004 283 -30,614 2,425 610
2003 2,482 -31,075 2,317 -204
2002 2,228 -58,531 2,243 -333
2001 3,445 -110,969 2,365 867
2000 4,681 -135,046 2,475 1,877
1999 6,901 -131,768 2,192 1,165
1998 9,823 -127,962 2,357 1,014
1997 11,862 -133,250 2,305 225
1996 18,304 -133,999 2,447 -511
1995 17,644 -130,201 2,354 -1,354
1994 17,279 -147,551 2,713 -804
1993 18,303 -154,788 2,875 -194
1992 24,226 -121,647 2,898 -225
1991 32,932 -111,958 2,733 1,145
1990 40,169 -108,969 3,058 -971
1989 41,510 -85,690 2,832 -994
1988 42,810 -12,189 2,847 1,572
1987 45,561 -10,966 2,360 944
1986 48,960 -14,123 2,384 -335
1985 49,786 -15,208 2,221 -628
1984 48,523 -12,920 2,539 -328
1983 48,496 -10,906 2,702 170
1982 47,363 -12,363 2,736 616
1981 46,185 -12,822 2,677 157
1980 44,114 -12,593 2,966 -629
1979 42,863 -14,281 2,980 -572
1978 41,616 -9,755 2,727 -781
1977 40,023 -8,213 2,551 -1,079
1976 39,964 -8,952 2,951 -1,181
1975 39,331 -9,605 2,965 -388
1974 38,071 -10,261 2,776 209
1973 38,259 -10,763 3,121 -310
1972 38,832 -11,097 3,241 362
1971 38,953 -10,997 2,782 -231
1970 38,731 -1,311 2,576 -1,754
1969 37,764 34,301 2,766 -1,414
1968 37,840 37,031 2,841 -448
1967 40,070 34,734 3,021 47
1966 40,905 32,869 3,305 39
1965 43,463 18,981 3,442 -194
1964 48,429 19,377 3,459 -67
1963 51,456 19,405 3,490 -113
1962 51,903 18,981 3,465 -228
1961 52,284 18,016 3,312 164
1960 51,640 16,740 3,758 -269

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 65.5% of the population change in Georgia is from natural causes (a gain of 32,472 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a loss of 17,115 people). In Iceland 29% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,543 people) and 71% is from migration (a gain of 47,760 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 98,818 people or 25.1% in Iceland.

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
Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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