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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 9.87 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Georgia vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Malaysia
2100 2,893,380 44,353,615
2099 2,909,896 44,467,475
2098 2,926,162 44,579,971
2097 2,942,392 44,695,979
2096 2,957,950 44,814,885
2095 2,973,037 44,932,404
2094 2,987,987 45,047,479
2093 3,002,791 45,165,126
2092 3,016,791 45,278,674
2091 3,031,030 45,390,002
2090 3,044,757 45,501,495
2089 3,058,720 45,610,046
2088 3,072,643 45,717,882
2087 3,086,644 45,823,085
2086 3,100,203 45,926,712
2085 3,114,071 46,020,742
2084 3,127,457 46,111,490
2083 3,140,476 46,202,286
2082 3,153,567 46,284,929
2081 3,166,441 46,359,700
2080 3,178,973 46,435,482
2079 3,191,924 46,496,102
2078 3,205,275 46,549,167
2077 3,218,855 46,594,188
2076 3,233,158 46,619,045
2075 3,247,424 46,643,115
2074 3,261,175 46,658,350
2073 3,274,933 46,670,848
2072 3,288,643 46,670,426
2071 3,302,219 46,660,436
2070 3,316,457 46,645,623
2069 3,331,061 46,623,238
2068 3,345,571 46,600,060
2067 3,360,149 46,569,264
2066 3,375,114 46,530,377
2065 3,390,328 46,481,890
2064 3,405,090 46,417,369
2063 3,419,329 46,350,674
2062 3,433,158 46,272,105
2061 3,446,172 46,178,092
2060 3,459,003 46,075,877
2059 3,471,505 45,958,718
2058 3,483,096 45,837,407
2057 3,494,277 45,707,213
2056 3,505,804 45,566,357
2055 3,516,587 45,418,953
2054 3,526,351 45,252,995
2053 3,536,117 45,069,089
2052 3,546,442 44,873,927
2051 3,555,531 44,668,767
2050 3,564,112 44,445,677
2049 3,571,936 44,217,593
2048 3,579,925 43,974,925
2047 3,587,540 43,712,325
2046 3,595,202 43,438,283
2045 3,602,128 43,157,909
2044 3,607,903 42,866,716
2043 3,613,579 42,557,941
2042 3,618,645 42,239,980
2041 3,623,583 41,922,379
2040 3,629,829 41,598,231
2039 3,635,128 41,270,953
2038 3,641,234 40,929,067
2037 3,647,513 40,584,773
2036 3,654,319 40,234,128
2035 3,659,999 39,876,375
2034 3,665,732 39,515,857
2033 3,670,561 39,152,086
2032 3,675,172 38,772,414
2031 3,680,543 38,386,293
2030 3,684,960 37,995,617
2029 3,689,226 37,606,753
2028 3,692,147 37,207,852
2027 3,695,285 36,806,585
2026 3,697,615 36,403,076
2025 3,699,228 35,987,113
2024 3,699,557 35,557,673
2023 3,715,483 35,126,298
2022 3,712,502 34,695,493
2021 3,708,610 34,282,399
2020 3,722,716 33,889,558
2019 3,720,161 33,440,596
2018 3,726,549 32,910,967
2017 3,728,004 32,355,644
2016 3,727,505 31,789,685
2015 3,725,276 31,232,798
2014 3,719,414 30,696,137
2013 3,717,668 30,174,265
2012 3,728,874 29,662,831
2011 3,756,441 29,162,039
2010 3,786,695 28,655,776
2009 3,814,419 28,124,778
2008 3,848,449 27,570,059
2007 3,860,158 26,998,389
2006 3,880,347 26,417,909
2005 3,902,469 25,836,071
2004 3,927,340 25,256,772
2003 3,951,736 24,679,602
2002 3,978,515 24,102,477
2001 4,014,373 23,526,538
2000 4,077,131 22,967,816
1999 4,157,192 22,435,531
1998 4,243,607 21,906,713
1997 4,349,913 21,375,218
1996 4,491,699 20,850,087
1995 4,657,722 20,330,599
1994 4,836,076 19,820,446
1993 4,911,100 19,322,664
1992 4,873,500 18,834,572
1991 4,835,900 18,342,464
1990 4,802,000 17,833,171
1989 4,803,300 17,314,997
1988 4,790,700 16,796,605
1987 4,743,500 16,276,737
1986 4,704,500 15,760,419
1985 4,662,900 15,252,258
1984 4,622,200 14,759,009
1983 4,582,900 14,285,907
1982 4,542,800 13,832,798
1981 4,504,500 13,399,203
1980 4,467,700 12,983,363
1979 4,430,200 12,627,862
1978 4,397,700 12,328,157
1977 4,372,100 12,035,713
1976 4,342,400 11,750,097
1975 4,311,200 11,471,914
1974 4,279,500 11,200,906
1973 4,242,500 10,935,621
1972 4,205,300 10,676,835
1971 4,163,000 10,423,453
1970 4,119,900 10,178,802
1969 4,080,300 9,947,597
1968 4,042,300 9,725,281
1967 4,005,800 9,507,099
1966 3,966,700 9,284,688
1965 3,921,600 9,056,408
1964 3,870,300 8,828,406
1963 3,816,100 8,602,160
1962 3,760,300 8,380,172
1961 3,703,600 8,164,443
1960 3,645,600 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Malaysia
2100 -0.57% -0.26%
2099 -0.56% -0.25%
2098 -0.55% -0.26%
2097 -0.53% -0.27%
2096 -0.51% -0.26%
2095 -0.5% -0.26%
2094 -0.49% -0.26%
2093 -0.46% -0.25%
2092 -0.47% -0.25%
2091 -0.45% -0.25%
2090 -0.46% -0.24%
2089 -0.45% -0.24%
2088 -0.45% -0.23%
2087 -0.44% -0.23%
2086 -0.45% -0.2%
2085 -0.43% -0.2%
2084 -0.41% -0.2%
2083 -0.42% -0.18%
2082 -0.41% -0.16%
2081 -0.39% -0.16%
2080 -0.41% -0.13%
2079 -0.42% -0.11%
2078 -0.42% -0.1%
2077 -0.44% -0.05%
2076 -0.44% -0.05%
2075 -0.42% -0.03%
2074 -0.42% -0.03%
2073 -0.42% 0.001%
2072 -0.41% 0.02%
2071 -0.43% 0.03%
2070 -0.44% 0.05%
2069 -0.43% 0.05%
2068 -0.43% 0.07%
2067 -0.44% 0.08%
2066 -0.45% 0.1%
2065 -0.43% 0.14%
2064 -0.42% 0.14%
2063 -0.4% 0.17%
2062 -0.38% 0.2%
2061 -0.37% 0.22%
2060 -0.36% 0.25%
2059 -0.33% 0.26%
2058 -0.32% 0.28%
2057 -0.33% 0.31%
2056 -0.31% 0.32%
2055 -0.28% 0.37%
2054 -0.28% 0.41%
2053 -0.29% 0.43%
2052 -0.26% 0.46%
2051 -0.24% 0.5%
2050 -0.22% 0.52%
2049 -0.22% 0.55%
2048 -0.21% 0.6%
2047 -0.21% 0.63%
2046 -0.19% 0.65%
2045 -0.16% 0.68%
2044 -0.16% 0.73%
2043 -0.14% 0.75%
2042 -0.14% 0.76%
2041 -0.17% 0.78%
2040 -0.15% 0.79%
2039 -0.17% 0.84%
2038 -0.17% 0.85%
2037 -0.19% 0.87%
2036 -0.16% 0.9%
2035 -0.16% 0.91%
2034 -0.13% 0.93%
2033 -0.13% 0.98%
2032 -0.15% 1.01%
2031 -0.12% 1.03%
2030 -0.12% 1.03%
2029 -0.08% 1.07%
2028 -0.08% 1.09%
2027 -0.06% 1.11%
2026 -0.04% 1.16%
2025 -0.009% 1.21%
2024 -0.43% 1.23%
2023 0.08% 1.24%
2022 0.1% 1.2%
2021 -0.38% 1.16%
2020 0.07% 1.34%
2019 -0.17% 1.61%
2018 -0.04% 1.72%
2017 0.01% 1.78%
2016 0.06% 1.78%
2015 0.16% 1.75%
2014 0.05% 1.73%
2013 -0.3% 1.72%
2012 -0.73% 1.72%
2011 -0.8% 1.77%
2010 -0.73% 1.89%
2009 -0.88% 2.01%
2008 -0.3% 2.12%
2007 -0.52% 2.2%
2006 -0.57% 2.25%
2005 -0.63% 2.29%
2004 -0.62% 2.34%
2003 -0.67% 2.39%
2002 -0.89% 2.45%
2001 -1.54% 2.43%
2000 -1.93% 2.37%
1999 -2.04% 2.41%
1998 -2.44% 2.49%
1997 -3.16% 2.52%
1996 -3.56% 2.56%
1995 -3.69% 2.57%
1994 -1.53% 2.58%
1993 0.77% 2.59%
1992 0.78% 2.68%
1991 0.71% 2.86%
1990 -0.03% 2.99%
1989 0.26% 3.09%
1988 1% 3.19%
1987 0.83% 3.28%
1986 0.89% 3.33%
1985 0.88% 3.34%
1984 0.86% 3.31%
1983 0.88% 3.28%
1982 0.85% 3.24%
1981 0.82% 3.2%
1980 0.85% 2.82%
1979 0.74% 2.43%
1978 0.59% 2.43%
1977 0.68% 2.43%
1976 0.72% 2.42%
1975 0.74% 2.42%
1974 0.87% 2.43%
1973 0.88% 2.42%
1972 1.02% 2.43%
1971 1.05% 2.4%
1970 0.97% 2.32%
1969 0.94% 2.29%
1968 0.91% 2.29%
1967 0.99% 2.4%
1966 1.15% 2.52%
1965 1.33% 2.58%
1964 1.42% 2.63%
1963 1.48% 2.65%
1962 1.53% 2.64%
1961 1.59% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Georgia Malaysia
Current population
3697615
36512221
Population rank 131/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.44%
One net population change
33 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +1,182
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 89/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +166,615
Net migration rank 61/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 166,615
2024 - 1,745 - 174,770
2023 -1,282 2,003 254,806 181,071
2022 -2,224 26,999 237,560 188,154
2021 -9,127 -2,738 212,002 188,506
2020 335 -2,738 283,282 101,907
2019 5,606 -5,412 309,426 203,284
2018 8,407 -5,176 324,568 221,965
2017 8,391 -7,889 336,434 227,677
2016 11,346 -10,588 345,681 222,141
2015 13,105 -13,321 358,302 187,663
2014 13,089 -16,047 367,587 159,791
2013 10,145 -40,117 366,738 149,637
2012 8,584 -39,290 371,497 134,975
2011 8,989 -37,847 372,836 122,269
2010 10,501 -36,608 360,260 157,164
2009 12,210 -32,757 366,157 178,410
2008 7,974 -32,463 362,380 202,481
2007 3,551 -32,142 348,711 229,784
2006 2,146 -31,729 349,509 232,971
2005 1,604 -31,216 355,324 225,864
2004 283 -30,614 365,138 212,278
2003 2,482 -31,075 377,425 199,510
2002 2,228 -58,531 381,084 196,227
2001 3,445 -110,969 400,939 173,613
2000 4,681 -135,046 417,371 125,499
1999 6,901 -131,768 432,355 89,335
1998 9,823 -127,962 436,316 99,639
1997 11,862 -133,250 447,768 79,266
1996 18,304 -133,999 450,174 73,040
1995 17,644 -130,201 443,349 72,393
1994 17,279 -147,551 437,873 66,685
1993 18,303 -154,788 429,910 61,079
1992 24,226 -121,647 418,900 66,286
1991 32,932 -111,958 401,938 97,111
1990 40,169 -108,969 384,518 135,020
1989 41,510 -85,690 373,277 143,544
1988 42,810 -12,189 386,507 133,478
1987 45,561 -10,966 381,999 137,759
1986 48,960 -14,123 385,799 127,081
1985 49,786 -15,208 383,243 120,215
1984 48,523 -12,920 376,797 106,248
1983 48,496 -10,906 365,290 97,862
1982 47,363 -12,363 353,138 89,942
1981 46,185 -12,822 339,991 84,142
1980 44,114 -12,593 326,947 80,617
1979 42,863 -14,281 317,439 -13,980
1978 41,616 -9,755 311,027 -15,059
1977 40,023 -8,213 305,515 -16,601
1976 39,964 -8,952 300,615 -18,316
1975 39,331 -9,605 294,541 -20,480
1974 38,071 -10,261 289,880 -21,919
1973 38,259 -10,763 284,611 -21,995
1972 38,832 -11,097 276,263 -21,305
1971 38,953 -10,997 272,323 -20,535
1970 38,731 -1,311 269,341 -31,839
1969 37,764 34,301 264,327 -39,420
1968 37,840 37,031 260,705 -40,996
1967 40,070 34,734 258,764 -42,108
1966 40,905 32,869 262,162 -33,993
1965 43,463 18,981 264,836 -36,456
1964 48,429 19,377 266,406 -38,785
1963 51,456 19,405 265,815 -40,952
1962 51,903 18,981 262,140 -43,033
1961 52,284 18,016 257,270 -44,916
1960 51,640 16,740 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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