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

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The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,935,766 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,934,050 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Georgia's population is 1.69 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.05% for Georgia vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has increased from 3.88M people to 3.93M (1.38% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

Georgia vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Moldova
2100 3,078,390 1,169,570
2099 3,095,962 1,180,272
2098 3,113,268 1,191,113
2097 3,130,535 1,201,972
2096 3,147,088 1,212,932
2095 3,163,140 1,223,967
2094 3,179,046 1,234,876
2093 3,194,797 1,245,808
2092 3,209,692 1,256,689
2091 3,224,841 1,267,532
2090 3,239,446 1,278,123
2089 3,254,302 1,288,741
2088 3,269,115 1,299,412
2087 3,284,011 1,309,994
2086 3,298,437 1,320,672
2085 3,313,192 1,331,516
2084 3,327,434 1,342,188
2083 3,341,286 1,353,031
2082 3,355,214 1,363,961
2081 3,368,911 1,375,027
2080 3,382,244 1,386,252
2079 3,396,024 1,397,755
2078 3,410,227 1,409,455
2077 3,424,676 1,421,568
2076 3,439,894 1,433,504
2075 3,455,072 1,445,874
2074 3,469,703 1,458,696
2073 3,484,340 1,471,729
2072 3,498,926 1,485,296
2071 3,513,371 1,499,224
2070 3,528,520 1,513,979
2069 3,544,057 1,528,841
2068 3,559,495 1,544,390
2067 3,575,004 1,560,256
2066 3,590,926 1,576,276
2065 3,607,114 1,592,761
2064 3,622,820 1,609,631
2063 3,637,969 1,626,510
2062 3,652,682 1,643,849
2061 3,666,528 1,661,290
2060 3,680,180 1,679,059
2059 3,693,482 1,696,440
2058 3,705,813 1,713,694
2057 3,717,709 1,730,910
2056 3,729,974 1,748,393
2055 3,741,446 1,765,554
2054 3,751,834 1,782,642
2053 3,762,225 1,799,510
2052 3,773,210 1,816,030
2051 3,782,880 1,832,448
2050 3,792,010 1,848,307
2049 3,800,334 1,864,603
2048 3,808,834 1,880,438
2047 3,816,936 1,896,381
2046 3,825,088 1,912,640
2045 3,832,457 1,929,525
2044 3,838,601 1,946,354
2043 3,844,640 1,964,017
2042 3,850,029 1,982,068
2041 3,855,284 2,000,545
2040 3,861,929 2,019,832
2039 3,867,567 2,040,153
2038 3,874,063 2,060,750
2037 3,880,743 2,081,833
2036 3,887,984 2,103,318
2035 3,894,028 2,125,527
2034 3,900,127 2,147,859
2033 3,905,266 2,170,311
2032 3,910,171 2,192,598
2031 3,915,886 2,215,052
2030 3,920,585 2,237,961
2029 3,925,124 2,260,762
2028 3,928,232 2,283,416
2027 3,931,570 2,305,981
2026 3,934,050 2,328,600
2025 3,935,766 2,360,527
2024 3,812,518 2,402,306
2023 3,715,483 2,457,783
2022 3,712,502 2,528,654
2021 3,708,610 2,595,809
2020 3,722,716 2,635,130
2019 3,720,161 2,664,224
2018 3,726,549 2,707,203
2017 3,728,004 2,755,189
2016 3,727,505 2,803,186
2015 3,725,276 2,835,978
2014 3,719,414 2,857,815
2013 3,717,668 2,859,558
2012 3,728,874 2,860,324
2011 3,756,441 2,860,699
2010 3,786,695 2,862,354
2009 3,814,419 2,865,213
2008 3,848,449 2,868,833
2007 3,860,158 2,874,299
2006 3,880,347 2,880,967
2005 3,902,469 2,888,985
2004 3,927,340 2,896,023
2003 3,951,736 2,903,198
2002 3,978,515 2,911,385
2001 4,014,373 2,918,135
2000 4,077,131 2,924,668
1999 4,157,192 2,930,622
1998 4,243,607 2,935,227
1997 4,349,913 2,936,413
1996 4,491,699 2,947,293
1995 4,657,722 2,953,200
1994 4,836,076 2,966,745
1993 4,911,100 2,975,966
1992 4,873,500 2,980,965
1991 4,835,900 2,981,566
1990 4,802,000 2,977,912
1989 4,803,300 2,970,039
1988 4,790,700 2,948,891
1987 4,743,500 2,916,306
1986 4,704,500 2,883,057
1985 4,662,900 2,850,787
1984 4,622,200 2,820,518
1983 4,582,900 2,791,207
1982 4,542,800 2,763,101
1981 4,504,500 2,735,987
1980 4,467,700 2,708,675
1979 4,430,200 2,683,035
1978 4,397,700 2,656,211
1977 4,372,100 2,626,298
1976 4,342,400 2,596,491
1975 4,311,200 2,566,998
1974 4,279,500 2,538,164
1973 4,242,500 2,510,584
1972 4,205,300 2,484,742
1971 4,163,000 2,460,611
1970 4,119,900 2,437,590
1969 4,080,300 2,408,469
1968 4,042,300 2,373,073
1967 4,005,800 2,337,695
1966 3,966,700 2,301,871
1965 3,921,600 2,265,287
1964 3,870,300 2,228,000
1963 3,816,100 2,188,895
1962 3,760,300 2,147,227
1961 3,703,600 2,103,327
1960 3,645,600 2,058,020

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 Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia gained 206,545 people (a 5.54% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 12.6% of the population in Georgia and 38.4% in Moldova.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Moldova
2100 -0.57% -0.91%
2099 -0.56% -0.91%
2098 -0.55% -0.9%
2097 -0.53% -0.9%
2096 -0.51% -0.9%
2095 -0.5% -0.88%
2094 -0.49% -0.88%
2093 -0.46% -0.87%
2092 -0.47% -0.86%
2091 -0.45% -0.83%
2090 -0.46% -0.82%
2089 -0.45% -0.82%
2088 -0.45% -0.81%
2087 -0.44% -0.81%
2086 -0.45% -0.81%
2085 -0.43% -0.8%
2084 -0.41% -0.8%
2083 -0.42% -0.8%
2082 -0.41% -0.8%
2081 -0.39% -0.81%
2080 -0.41% -0.82%
2079 -0.42% -0.83%
2078 -0.42% -0.85%
2077 -0.44% -0.83%
2076 -0.44% -0.86%
2075 -0.42% -0.88%
2074 -0.42% -0.89%
2073 -0.42% -0.91%
2072 -0.41% -0.93%
2071 -0.43% -0.97%
2070 -0.44% -0.97%
2069 -0.43% -1.01%
2068 -0.43% -1.02%
2067 -0.44% -1.02%
2066 -0.45% -1.03%
2065 -0.43% -1.05%
2064 -0.42% -1.04%
2063 -0.4% -1.05%
2062 -0.38% -1.05%
2061 -0.37% -1.06%
2060 -0.36% -1.02%
2059 -0.33% -1.01%
2058 -0.32% -0.99%
2057 -0.33% -1%
2056 -0.31% -0.97%
2055 -0.28% -0.96%
2054 -0.28% -0.94%
2053 -0.29% -0.91%
2052 -0.26% -0.9%
2051 -0.24% -0.86%
2050 -0.22% -0.87%
2049 -0.22% -0.84%
2048 -0.21% -0.84%
2047 -0.21% -0.85%
2046 -0.19% -0.88%
2045 -0.16% -0.86%
2044 -0.16% -0.9%
2043 -0.14% -0.91%
2042 -0.14% -0.92%
2041 -0.17% -0.95%
2040 -0.15% -1%
2039 -0.17% -1%
2038 -0.17% -1.01%
2037 -0.19% -1.02%
2036 -0.16% -1.04%
2035 -0.16% -1.04%
2034 -0.13% -1.03%
2033 -0.13% -1.02%
2032 -0.15% -1.01%
2031 -0.12% -1.02%
2030 -0.12% -1.01%
2029 -0.08% -0.99%
2028 -0.08% -0.98%
2027 -0.06% -0.97%
2026 -0.04% -1.35%
2025 3.23% -1.74%
2024 2.61% -2.26%
2023 0.08% -2.8%
2022 0.1% -2.59%
2021 -0.38% -1.49%
2020 0.07% -1.09%
2019 -0.17% -1.59%
2018 -0.04% -1.74%
2017 0.01% -1.71%
2016 0.06% -1.16%
2015 0.16% -0.76%
2014 0.05% -0.06%
2013 -0.3% -0.03%
2012 -0.73% -0.01%
2011 -0.8% -0.06%
2010 -0.73% -0.1%
2009 -0.88% -0.13%
2008 -0.3% -0.19%
2007 -0.52% -0.23%
2006 -0.57% -0.28%
2005 -0.63% -0.24%
2004 -0.62% -0.25%
2003 -0.67% -0.28%
2002 -0.89% -0.23%
2001 -1.54% -0.22%
2000 -1.93% -0.2%
1999 -2.04% -0.16%
1998 -2.44% -0.04%
1997 -3.16% -0.37%
1996 -3.56% -0.2%
1995 -3.69% -0.46%
1994 -1.53% -0.31%
1993 0.77% -0.17%
1992 0.78% -0.02%
1991 0.71% 0.12%
1990 -0.03% 0.27%
1989 0.26% 0.72%
1988 1% 1.12%
1987 0.83% 1.15%
1986 0.89% 1.13%
1985 0.88% 1.07%
1984 0.86% 1.05%
1983 0.88% 1.02%
1982 0.85% 0.99%
1981 0.82% 1.01%
1980 0.85% 0.96%
1979 0.74% 1.01%
1978 0.59% 1.14%
1977 0.68% 1.15%
1976 0.72% 1.15%
1975 0.74% 1.14%
1974 0.87% 1.1%
1973 0.88% 1.04%
1972 1.02% 0.98%
1971 1.05% 0.94%
1970 0.97% 1.21%
1969 0.94% 1.49%
1968 0.91% 1.51%
1967 0.99% 1.56%
1966 1.15% 1.61%
1965 1.33% 1.67%
1964 1.42% 1.79%
1963 1.48% 1.94%
1962 1.53% 2.09%
1961 1.59% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

Georgia Moldova
Current population
3934050
2328600
Population rank 129/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.03%
One net population change
4.28 minutes
12.6 minutes
One birth every
12.2 minutes
20.7 minutes
One death every
11.6 minutes
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +338 -114
Annual growth/decline +123,248 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate +3.23% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 196/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -29,766
Net migration rank 61/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -29,766
2024 -2,085 1,745 -7,767 -27,088
2023 -1,282 2,003 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -2,224 26,999 -6,385 89,154
2021 -9,127 -2,738 -13,444 -33,405
2020 335 -2,738 -7,067 -33,405
2019 5,606 -5,412 -3,416 -41,233
2018 8,407 -5,176 -961 -36,085
2017 8,391 -7,889 1,402 -43,871
2016 11,346 -10,588 4,580 -51,642
2015 13,105 -13,321 6,049 -59,399
2014 13,089 -16,047 7,248 -67,175
2013 10,145 -40,117 3,537 -77,571
2012 8,584 -39,290 5,581 -81,215
2011 8,989 -37,847 5,948 -82,271
2010 10,501 -36,608 7,456 -84,039
2009 12,210 -32,757 7,492 -83,546
2008 7,974 -32,463 5,210 -79,593
2007 3,551 -32,142 3,490 -75,734
2006 2,146 -31,729 2,406 -72,061
2005 1,604 -31,216 2,005 -68,681
2004 283 -30,614 1,714 -52,491
2003 2,482 -31,075 -322 -46,947
2002 2,228 -58,531 -1,249 -45,833
2001 3,445 -110,969 -718 -45,043
2000 4,681 -135,046 -324 -43,854
1999 6,901 -131,768 642 -43,111
1998 9,823 -127,962 2,140 -41,975
1997 11,862 -133,250 4,669 -41,743
1996 18,304 -133,999 2,655 -33,369
1995 17,644 -130,201 5,534 -31,975
1994 17,279 -147,551 9,921 -31,616
1993 18,303 -154,788 13,886 -31,526
1992 24,226 -121,647 17,373 -30,136
1991 32,932 -111,958 21,127 -29,204
1990 40,169 -108,969 25,824 -30,053
1989 41,510 -85,690 29,638 -29,307
1988 42,810 -12,189 35,608 -4,989
1987 45,561 -10,966 40,122 -10,796
1986 48,960 -14,123 39,463 -8,769
1985 49,786 -15,208 38,060 -10,627
1984 48,523 -12,920 38,108 -12,732
1983 48,496 -10,906 36,076 -10,543
1982 47,363 -12,363 32,814 -8,412
1981 46,185 -12,822 31,360 -6,452
1980 44,114 -12,593 30,053 -3,693
1979 42,863 -14,281 28,322 -6,912
1978 41,616 -9,755 27,622 3,483
1977 40,023 -8,213 27,707 3,245
1976 39,964 -8,952 27,801 2,885
1975 39,331 -9,605 27,677 2,355
1974 38,071 -10,261 27,219 1,785
1973 38,259 -10,763 25,967 1,156
1972 38,832 -11,097 24,626 481
1971 38,953 -10,997 23,359 -61
1970 38,731 -1,311 22,314 606
1969 37,764 34,301 21,768 20,561
1968 37,840 37,031 22,005 19,830
1967 40,070 34,734 22,654 19,175
1966 40,905 32,869 23,720 18,601
1965 43,463 18,981 24,916 18,066
1964 48,429 19,377 25,860 17,509
1963 51,456 19,405 29,382 16,816
1962 51,903 18,981 32,082 15,884
1961 52,284 18,016 35,180 14,818
1960 51,640 16,740 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 11.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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