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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 7.07 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Georgia vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Mali
2100 2,893,380 80,371,693
2099 2,909,896 80,051,982
2098 2,926,162 79,712,985
2097 2,942,392 79,363,373
2096 2,957,950 78,996,636
2095 2,973,037 78,611,169
2094 2,987,987 78,201,275
2093 3,002,791 77,780,277
2092 3,016,791 77,346,576
2091 3,031,030 76,892,849
2090 3,044,757 76,418,075
2089 3,058,720 75,924,551
2088 3,072,643 75,413,374
2087 3,086,644 74,882,872
2086 3,100,203 74,339,859
2085 3,114,071 73,778,163
2084 3,127,457 73,197,940
2083 3,140,476 72,596,727
2082 3,153,567 71,983,705
2081 3,166,441 71,348,537
2080 3,178,973 70,707,220
2079 3,191,924 70,044,626
2078 3,205,275 69,367,218
2077 3,218,855 68,675,750
2076 3,233,158 67,972,574
2075 3,247,424 67,256,565
2074 3,261,175 66,523,454
2073 3,274,933 65,776,035
2072 3,288,643 65,016,928
2071 3,302,219 64,239,726
2070 3,316,457 63,457,636
2069 3,331,061 62,664,074
2068 3,345,571 61,857,029
2067 3,360,149 61,042,577
2066 3,375,114 60,222,511
2065 3,390,328 59,400,594
2064 3,405,090 58,567,263
2063 3,419,329 57,727,308
2062 3,433,158 56,880,111
2061 3,446,172 56,026,848
2060 3,459,003 55,166,339
2059 3,471,505 54,304,533
2058 3,483,096 53,437,711
2057 3,494,277 52,565,517
2056 3,505,804 51,691,907
2055 3,516,587 50,813,138
2054 3,526,351 49,936,085
2053 3,536,117 49,053,898
2052 3,546,442 48,167,179
2051 3,555,531 47,280,403
2050 3,564,112 46,390,999
2049 3,571,936 45,505,968
2048 3,579,925 44,617,075
2047 3,587,540 43,730,396
2046 3,595,202 42,840,806
2045 3,602,128 41,951,176
2044 3,607,903 41,061,960
2043 3,613,579 40,172,937
2042 3,618,645 39,286,024
2041 3,623,583 38,406,403
2040 3,629,829 37,525,963
2039 3,635,128 36,652,557
2038 3,641,234 35,772,629
2037 3,647,513 34,902,845
2036 3,654,319 34,036,236
2035 3,659,999 33,178,665
2034 3,665,732 32,328,037
2033 3,670,561 31,486,276
2032 3,675,172 30,655,886
2031 3,680,543 29,833,522
2030 3,684,960 29,028,860
2029 3,689,226 28,235,559
2028 3,692,147 27,456,170
2027 3,695,285 26,690,187
2026 3,697,615 25,940,320
2025 3,699,228 25,201,616
2024 3,699,557 24,478,595
2023 3,715,483 23,769,127
2022 3,712,502 23,072,640
2021 3,708,610 22,388,630
2020 3,722,716 21,713,836
2019 3,720,161 21,068,405
2018 3,726,549 20,442,030
2017 3,728,004 19,813,011
2016 3,727,505 19,191,289
2015 3,725,276 18,593,022
2014 3,719,414 18,020,267
2013 3,717,668 17,459,615
2012 3,728,874 16,957,033
2011 3,756,441 16,469,049
2010 3,786,695 15,945,198
2009 3,814,419 15,435,539
2008 3,848,449 14,940,782
2007 3,860,158 14,457,775
2006 3,880,347 13,990,139
2005 3,902,469 13,538,647
2004 3,927,340 13,102,409
2003 3,951,736 12,684,955
2002 3,978,515 12,288,050
2001 4,014,373 11,912,158
2000 4,077,131 11,559,290
1999 4,157,192 11,227,415
1998 4,243,607 10,919,573
1997 4,349,913 10,646,495
1996 4,491,699 10,407,278
1995 4,657,722 10,185,365
1994 4,836,076 9,967,031
1993 4,911,100 9,754,786
1992 4,873,500 9,553,540
1991 4,835,900 9,362,888
1990 4,802,000 9,178,830
1989 4,803,300 8,999,938
1988 4,790,700 8,833,996
1987 4,743,500 8,681,164
1986 4,704,500 8,531,277
1985 4,662,900 8,374,663
1984 4,622,200 8,208,599
1983 4,582,900 8,034,400
1982 4,542,800 7,860,194
1981 4,504,500 7,692,766
1980 4,467,700 7,530,515
1979 4,430,200 7,375,266
1978 4,397,700 7,229,651
1977 4,372,100 7,090,979
1976 4,342,400 6,960,979
1975 4,311,200 6,837,261
1974 4,279,500 6,715,436
1973 4,242,500 6,597,106
1972 4,205,300 6,483,726
1971 4,163,000 6,377,944
1970 4,119,900 6,276,472
1969 4,080,300 6,177,704
1968 4,042,300 6,082,979
1967 4,005,800 5,990,906
1966 3,966,700 5,902,204
1965 3,921,600 5,815,487
1964 3,870,300 5,730,125
1963 3,816,100 5,646,605
1962 3,760,300 5,563,917
1961 3,703,600 5,482,283
1960 3,645,600 5,402,550

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

GeoRank.org/population/georgia/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Mali
2100 -0.57% 0.4%
2099 -0.56% 0.43%
2098 -0.55% 0.44%
2097 -0.53% 0.46%
2096 -0.51% 0.49%
2095 -0.5% 0.52%
2094 -0.49% 0.54%
2093 -0.46% 0.56%
2092 -0.47% 0.59%
2091 -0.45% 0.62%
2090 -0.46% 0.65%
2089 -0.45% 0.68%
2088 -0.45% 0.71%
2087 -0.44% 0.73%
2086 -0.45% 0.76%
2085 -0.43% 0.79%
2084 -0.41% 0.83%
2083 -0.42% 0.85%
2082 -0.41% 0.89%
2081 -0.39% 0.91%
2080 -0.41% 0.95%
2079 -0.42% 0.98%
2078 -0.42% 1.01%
2077 -0.44% 1.03%
2076 -0.44% 1.06%
2075 -0.42% 1.1%
2074 -0.42% 1.14%
2073 -0.42% 1.17%
2072 -0.41% 1.21%
2071 -0.43% 1.23%
2070 -0.44% 1.27%
2069 -0.43% 1.3%
2068 -0.43% 1.33%
2067 -0.44% 1.36%
2066 -0.45% 1.38%
2065 -0.43% 1.42%
2064 -0.42% 1.46%
2063 -0.4% 1.49%
2062 -0.38% 1.52%
2061 -0.37% 1.56%
2060 -0.36% 1.59%
2059 -0.33% 1.62%
2058 -0.32% 1.66%
2057 -0.33% 1.69%
2056 -0.31% 1.73%
2055 -0.28% 1.76%
2054 -0.28% 1.8%
2053 -0.29% 1.84%
2052 -0.26% 1.88%
2051 -0.24% 1.92%
2050 -0.22% 1.94%
2049 -0.22% 1.99%
2048 -0.21% 2.03%
2047 -0.21% 2.08%
2046 -0.19% 2.12%
2045 -0.16% 2.17%
2044 -0.16% 2.21%
2043 -0.14% 2.26%
2042 -0.14% 2.29%
2041 -0.17% 2.35%
2040 -0.15% 2.38%
2039 -0.17% 2.46%
2038 -0.17% 2.49%
2037 -0.19% 2.55%
2036 -0.16% 2.58%
2035 -0.16% 2.63%
2034 -0.13% 2.67%
2033 -0.13% 2.71%
2032 -0.15% 2.76%
2031 -0.12% 2.77%
2030 -0.12% 2.81%
2029 -0.08% 2.84%
2028 -0.08% 2.87%
2027 -0.06% 2.89%
2026 -0.04% 2.93%
2025 -0.009% 2.95%
2024 -0.43% 2.98%
2023 0.08% 3.02%
2022 0.1% 3.06%
2021 -0.38% 3.11%
2020 0.07% 3.06%
2019 -0.17% 3.06%
2018 -0.04% 3.17%
2017 0.01% 3.24%
2016 0.06% 3.22%
2015 0.16% 3.18%
2014 0.05% 3.21%
2013 -0.3% 2.96%
2012 -0.73% 2.96%
2011 -0.8% 3.29%
2010 -0.73% 3.3%
2009 -0.88% 3.31%
2008 -0.3% 3.34%
2007 -0.52% 3.34%
2006 -0.57% 3.33%
2005 -0.63% 3.33%
2004 -0.62% 3.29%
2003 -0.67% 3.23%
2002 -0.89% 3.16%
2001 -1.54% 3.05%
2000 -1.93% 2.96%
1999 -2.04% 2.82%
1998 -2.44% 2.56%
1997 -3.16% 2.3%
1996 -3.56% 2.18%
1995 -3.69% 2.19%
1994 -1.53% 2.18%
1993 0.77% 2.11%
1992 0.78% 2.04%
1991 0.71% 2.01%
1990 -0.03% 1.99%
1989 0.26% 1.88%
1988 1% 1.76%
1987 0.83% 1.76%
1986 0.89% 1.87%
1985 0.88% 2.02%
1984 0.86% 2.17%
1983 0.88% 2.22%
1982 0.85% 2.18%
1981 0.82% 2.15%
1980 0.85% 2.1%
1979 0.74% 2.01%
1978 0.59% 1.96%
1977 0.68% 1.87%
1976 0.72% 1.81%
1975 0.74% 1.81%
1974 0.87% 1.79%
1973 0.88% 1.75%
1972 1.02% 1.66%
1971 1.05% 1.62%
1970 0.97% 1.6%
1969 0.94% 1.56%
1968 0.91% 1.54%
1967 0.99% 1.5%
1966 1.15% 1.49%
1965 1.33% 1.49%
1964 1.42% 1.48%
1963 1.48% 1.49%
1962 1.53% 1.49%
1961 1.59% 1.48%

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

GeoRank.org/population/georgia/mali | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Georgia declined by 0.43%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Georgia Mali
Current population
3697615
26143152
Population rank 131/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.32%
One net population change
33 minutes
44.5 seconds
One birth every
12.3 minutes
33.1 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 15/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
11 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -48,019
Net migration rank 61/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -48,019
2024 - 1,745 - -46,880
2023 -1,282 2,003 746,398 -39,953
2022 -2,224 26,999 726,465 -39,951
2021 -9,127 -2,738 703,674 -22,210
2020 335 -2,738 683,053 -14,962
2019 5,606 -5,412 667,110 -44,373
2018 8,407 -5,176 670,723 -40,710
2017 8,391 -7,889 661,973 -33,942
2016 11,346 -10,588 645,652 -30,251
2015 13,105 -13,321 630,006 -48,872
2014 13,089 -16,047 614,419 -50,068
2013 10,145 -40,117 597,887 -40,951
2012 8,584 -39,290 588,748 -140,507
2011 8,989 -37,847 570,899 -43,160
2010 10,501 -36,608 554,447 -34,483
2009 12,210 -32,757 533,730 -34,383
2008 7,974 -32,463 514,665 -24,509
2007 3,551 -32,142 495,800 -19,945
2006 2,146 -31,729 477,665 -18,247
2005 1,604 -31,216 460,964 -17,413
2004 283 -30,614 439,717 -10,796
2003 2,482 -31,075 417,766 -11,768
2002 2,228 -58,531 396,732 -8,914
2001 3,445 -110,969 376,472 -12,507
2000 4,681 -135,046 359,159 -17,395
1999 6,901 -131,768 343,705 -21,702
1998 9,823 -127,962 323,940 -30,255
1997 11,862 -133,250 308,429 -55,978
1996 18,304 -133,999 293,953 -67,974
1995 17,644 -130,201 285,598 -67,763
1994 17,279 -147,551 282,356 -63,533
1993 18,303 -154,788 274,480 -68,816
1992 24,226 -121,647 267,605 -70,789
1991 32,932 -111,958 261,656 -77,172
1990 40,169 -108,969 252,308 -68,668
1989 41,510 -85,690 249,929 -75,771
1988 42,810 -12,189 245,682 -87,952
1987 45,561 -10,966 238,871 -90,940
1986 48,960 -14,123 233,799 -81,970
1985 49,786 -15,208 224,734 -63,347
1984 48,523 -12,920 218,078 -47,331
1983 48,496 -10,906 211,795 -34,132
1982 47,363 -12,363 204,892 -34,140
1981 46,185 -12,822 198,227 -34,130
1980 44,114 -12,593 190,560 -30,156
1979 42,863 -14,281 182,449 -32,353
1978 41,616 -9,755 172,652 -31,520
1977 40,023 -8,213 165,071 -28,853
1976 39,964 -8,952 157,778 -33,999
1975 39,331 -9,605 150,222 -26,572
1974 38,071 -10,261 142,448 -22,449
1973 38,259 -10,763 135,801 -19,137
1972 38,832 -11,097 129,687 -19,594
1971 38,953 -10,997 123,591 -22,127
1970 38,731 -1,311 118,952 -17,479
1969 37,764 34,301 114,361 -18,302
1968 37,840 37,031 111,403 -18,015
1967 40,070 34,734 107,650 -16,900
1966 40,905 32,869 103,684 -17,032
1965 43,463 18,981 100,451 -13,662
1964 48,429 19,377 97,166 -13,226
1963 51,456 19,405 95,055 -11,951
1962 51,903 18,981 93,101 -10,821
1961 52,284 18,016 91,115 -10,139
1960 51,640 16,740 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/georgia/mali | CC BY

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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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