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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 33.2 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Georgia vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Japan
2100 2,893,380 76,978,998
2099 2,909,896 77,363,458
2098 2,926,162 77,742,445
2097 2,942,392 78,118,375
2096 2,957,950 78,498,614
2095 2,973,037 78,875,245
2094 2,987,987 79,250,325
2093 3,002,791 79,628,057
2092 3,016,791 80,007,967
2091 3,031,030 80,383,529
2090 3,044,757 80,760,724
2089 3,058,720 81,140,553
2088 3,072,643 81,521,696
2087 3,086,644 81,908,373
2086 3,100,203 82,304,497
2085 3,114,071 82,709,534
2084 3,127,457 83,123,058
2083 3,140,476 83,544,006
2082 3,153,567 83,980,325
2081 3,166,441 84,429,305
2080 3,178,973 84,899,768
2079 3,191,924 85,387,247
2078 3,205,275 85,897,934
2077 3,218,855 86,434,291
2076 3,233,158 86,993,007
2075 3,247,424 87,577,777
2074 3,261,175 88,190,392
2073 3,274,933 88,834,763
2072 3,288,643 89,499,356
2071 3,302,219 90,184,464
2070 3,316,457 90,899,136
2069 3,331,061 91,625,421
2068 3,345,571 92,367,969
2067 3,360,149 93,113,499
2066 3,375,114 93,869,240
2065 3,390,328 94,633,430
2064 3,405,090 95,391,433
2063 3,419,329 96,148,081
2062 3,433,158 96,902,907
2061 3,446,172 97,654,031
2060 3,459,003 98,400,894
2059 3,471,505 99,144,216
2058 3,483,096 99,868,968
2057 3,494,277 100,585,601
2056 3,505,804 101,295,868
2055 3,516,587 101,989,736
2054 3,526,351 102,683,462
2053 3,536,117 103,359,083
2052 3,546,442 104,036,901
2051 3,555,531 104,706,698
2050 3,564,112 105,377,283
2049 3,571,936 106,053,011
2048 3,579,925 106,731,207
2047 3,587,540 107,419,237
2046 3,595,202 108,115,358
2045 3,602,128 108,820,982
2044 3,607,903 109,529,333
2043 3,613,579 110,245,586
2042 3,618,645 110,968,174
2041 3,623,583 111,704,629
2040 3,629,829 112,438,759
2039 3,635,128 113,175,948
2038 3,641,234 113,915,783
2037 3,647,513 114,662,374
2036 3,654,319 115,410,956
2035 3,659,999 116,162,381
2034 3,665,732 116,911,001
2033 3,670,561 117,652,676
2032 3,675,172 118,393,188
2031 3,680,543 119,127,425
2030 3,684,960 119,856,131
2029 3,689,226 120,574,242
2028 3,692,147 121,287,543
2027 3,695,285 121,989,133
2026 3,697,615 122,677,250
2025 3,699,228 123,339,586
2024 3,699,557 123,975,371
2023 3,715,483 124,516,650
2022 3,712,502 125,124,989
2021 3,708,610 125,681,593
2020 3,722,716 126,261,000
2019 3,720,161 126,633,000
2018 3,726,549 126,811,000
2017 3,728,004 126,972,000
2016 3,727,505 127,076,000
2015 3,725,276 127,141,000
2014 3,719,414 127,276,000
2013 3,717,668 127,445,000
2012 3,728,874 127,629,000
2011 3,756,441 127,833,000
2010 3,786,695 128,070,000
2009 3,814,419 128,047,000
2008 3,848,449 128,063,000
2007 3,860,158 128,001,000
2006 3,880,347 127,854,000
2005 3,902,469 127,773,000
2004 3,927,340 127,761,000
2003 3,951,736 127,718,000
2002 3,978,515 127,445,000
2001 4,014,373 127,149,000
2000 4,077,131 126,843,000
1999 4,157,192 126,631,000
1998 4,243,607 126,400,000
1997 4,349,913 126,057,000
1996 4,491,699 125,757,000
1995 4,657,722 125,472,000
1994 4,836,076 125,178,000
1993 4,911,100 124,829,000
1992 4,873,500 124,425,000
1991 4,835,900 123,964,000
1990 4,802,000 123,478,000
1989 4,803,300 123,069,000
1988 4,790,700 122,578,000
1987 4,743,500 122,069,000
1986 4,704,500 121,482,000
1985 4,662,900 120,837,000
1984 4,622,200 120,083,000
1983 4,582,900 119,307,000
1982 4,542,800 118,480,000
1981 4,504,500 117,661,000
1980 4,467,700 116,807,000
1979 4,430,200 115,890,000
1978 4,397,700 114,913,000
1977 4,372,100 113,872,000
1976 4,342,400 112,775,000
1975 4,311,200 111,573,000
1974 4,279,500 110,162,000
1973 4,242,500 108,707,000
1972 4,205,300 107,188,000
1971 4,163,000 105,697,000
1970 4,119,900 103,403,000
1969 4,080,300 102,219,000
1968 4,042,300 101,011,000
1967 4,005,800 99,879,000
1966 3,966,700 98,851,000
1965 3,921,600 97,952,000
1964 3,870,300 96,903,000
1963 3,816,100 95,900,000
1962 3,760,300 94,933,000
1961 3,703,600 94,055,000
1960 3,645,600 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 12.6% of the population in Georgia and 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Japan
2100 -0.57% -0.5%
2099 -0.56% -0.49%
2098 -0.55% -0.48%
2097 -0.53% -0.48%
2096 -0.51% -0.48%
2095 -0.5% -0.47%
2094 -0.49% -0.47%
2093 -0.46% -0.47%
2092 -0.47% -0.47%
2091 -0.45% -0.47%
2090 -0.46% -0.47%
2089 -0.45% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.47%
2087 -0.44% -0.48%
2086 -0.45% -0.49%
2085 -0.43% -0.5%
2084 -0.41% -0.5%
2083 -0.42% -0.52%
2082 -0.41% -0.53%
2081 -0.39% -0.55%
2080 -0.41% -0.57%
2079 -0.42% -0.59%
2078 -0.42% -0.62%
2077 -0.44% -0.64%
2076 -0.44% -0.67%
2075 -0.42% -0.69%
2074 -0.42% -0.73%
2073 -0.42% -0.74%
2072 -0.41% -0.76%
2071 -0.43% -0.79%
2070 -0.44% -0.79%
2069 -0.43% -0.8%
2068 -0.43% -0.8%
2067 -0.44% -0.81%
2066 -0.45% -0.81%
2065 -0.43% -0.79%
2064 -0.42% -0.79%
2063 -0.4% -0.78%
2062 -0.38% -0.77%
2061 -0.37% -0.76%
2060 -0.36% -0.75%
2059 -0.33% -0.73%
2058 -0.32% -0.71%
2057 -0.33% -0.7%
2056 -0.31% -0.68%
2055 -0.28% -0.68%
2054 -0.28% -0.65%
2053 -0.29% -0.65%
2052 -0.26% -0.64%
2051 -0.24% -0.64%
2050 -0.22% -0.64%
2049 -0.22% -0.64%
2048 -0.21% -0.64%
2047 -0.21% -0.64%
2046 -0.19% -0.65%
2045 -0.16% -0.65%
2044 -0.16% -0.65%
2043 -0.14% -0.65%
2042 -0.14% -0.66%
2041 -0.17% -0.65%
2040 -0.15% -0.65%
2039 -0.17% -0.65%
2038 -0.17% -0.65%
2037 -0.19% -0.65%
2036 -0.16% -0.65%
2035 -0.16% -0.64%
2034 -0.13% -0.63%
2033 -0.13% -0.63%
2032 -0.15% -0.62%
2031 -0.12% -0.61%
2030 -0.12% -0.6%
2029 -0.08% -0.59%
2028 -0.08% -0.58%
2027 -0.06% -0.56%
2026 -0.04% -0.54%
2025 -0.009% -0.51%
2024 -0.43% -0.43%
2023 0.08% -0.49%
2022 0.1% -0.44%
2021 -0.38% -0.46%
2020 0.07% -0.29%
2019 -0.17% -0.14%
2018 -0.04% -0.13%
2017 0.01% -0.08%
2016 0.06% -0.05%
2015 0.16% -0.11%
2014 0.05% -0.13%
2013 -0.3% -0.14%
2012 -0.73% -0.16%
2011 -0.8% -0.19%
2010 -0.73% 0.02%
2009 -0.88% -0.01%
2008 -0.3% 0.05%
2007 -0.52% 0.11%
2006 -0.57% 0.06%
2005 -0.63% 0.009%
2004 -0.62% 0.03%
2003 -0.67% 0.21%
2002 -0.89% 0.23%
2001 -1.54% 0.24%
2000 -1.93% 0.17%
1999 -2.04% 0.18%
1998 -2.44% 0.27%
1997 -3.16% 0.24%
1996 -3.56% 0.23%
1995 -3.69% 0.23%
1994 -1.53% 0.28%
1993 0.77% 0.32%
1992 0.78% 0.37%
1991 0.71% 0.39%
1990 -0.03% 0.33%
1989 0.26% 0.4%
1988 1% 0.42%
1987 0.83% 0.48%
1986 0.89% 0.53%
1985 0.88% 0.63%
1984 0.86% 0.65%
1983 0.88% 0.7%
1982 0.85% 0.7%
1981 0.82% 0.73%
1980 0.85% 0.79%
1979 0.74% 0.85%
1978 0.59% 0.91%
1977 0.68% 0.97%
1976 0.72% 1.08%
1975 0.74% 1.28%
1974 0.87% 1.34%
1973 0.88% 1.42%
1972 1.02% 1.41%
1971 1.05% 2.22%
1970 0.97% 1.16%
1969 0.94% 1.2%
1968 0.91% 1.13%
1967 0.99% 1.04%
1966 1.15% 0.92%
1965 1.33% 1.08%
1964 1.42% 1.05%
1963 1.48% 1.02%
1962 1.53% 0.93%
1961 1.59% 0.9%

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 Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Georgia Japan
Current population
3697615
122677250
Population rank 131/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.48%
One net population change
33 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
12.3 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -44 -1,483
Annual growth/decline -15,926 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 185/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +140,579
Net migration rank 61/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 140,579
2024 - 1,745 - 153,357
2023 -1,282 2,003 -871,617 175,003
2022 -2,224 26,999 -825,825 175,003
2021 -9,127 -2,738 -640,976 -34,996
2020 335 -2,738 -542,923 42,001
2019 5,606 -5,412 -531,858 318,190
2018 8,407 -5,176 -456,520 320,601
2017 8,391 -7,889 -406,310 322,564
2016 11,346 -10,588 -343,106 314,732
2015 13,105 -13,321 -292,424 168,896
2014 13,089 -16,047 -267,279 58,109
2013 10,145 -40,117 -242,146 66,449
2012 8,584 -39,290 -229,733 67,904
2011 8,989 -37,847 -204,533 97,720
2010 10,501 -36,608 -128,070 131,860
2009 12,210 -32,757 -76,828 125,450
2008 7,974 -32,463 -51,225 142,605
2007 3,551 -32,142 -25,600 138,024
2006 2,146 -31,729 12,785 130,065
2005 1,604 -31,216 -25,554 113,017
2004 283 -30,614 76,656 69,014
2003 2,482 -31,075 114,946 74,875
2002 2,228 -58,531 178,423 60,864
2001 3,445 -110,969 203,438 59,563
2000 4,681 -135,046 228,317 23,468
1999 6,901 -131,768 202,610 56,901
1998 9,823 -127,962 265,440 45,912
1997 11,862 -133,250 277,325 43,366
1996 18,304 -133,999 314,392 25,030
1995 17,644 -130,201 276,039 87,714
1994 17,279 -147,551 363,017 154,214
1993 18,303 -154,788 312,073 168,836
1992 24,226 -121,647 360,833 170,878
1991 32,932 -111,958 396,685 161,331
1990 40,169 -108,969 407,478 124,582
1989 41,510 -85,690 467,662 31,202
1988 42,810 -12,189 527,085 51,154
1987 45,561 -10,966 598,138 28,001
1986 48,960 -14,123 631,706 27,987
1985 49,786 -15,208 676,687 -141,323
1984 48,523 -12,920 756,523 -273,686
1983 48,496 -10,906 775,495 -269,755
1982 47,363 -12,363 805,664 -288,550
1981 46,185 -12,822 811,861 -278,525
1980 44,114 -12,593 864,372 -92,314
1979 42,863 -14,281 950,298 -57,692
1978 41,616 -9,755 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 40,023 -8,213 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 39,964 -8,952 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 39,331 -9,605 1,204,989 107
1974 38,071 -10,261 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 38,259 -10,763 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 38,832 -11,097 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 38,953 -10,997 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 38,731 -1,311 1,230,496 33,731
1969 37,764 34,301 1,195,962 49,447
1968 37,840 37,031 1,191,930 43,593
1967 40,070 34,734 1,258,475 29,632
1966 40,905 32,869 682,072 68,934
1965 43,463 18,981 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 48,429 19,377 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 51,456 19,405 987,770 -100,742
1962 51,903 18,981 901,864 -57,075
1961 52,284 18,016 893,522 -58,882
1960 51,640 16,740 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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