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Population in Georgia compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 1.45 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Georgia vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia New Zealand
2100 2,893,380 5,918,837
2099 2,909,896 5,923,132
2098 2,926,162 5,927,206
2097 2,942,392 5,930,263
2096 2,957,950 5,932,907
2095 2,973,037 5,934,847
2094 2,987,987 5,936,183
2093 3,002,791 5,938,804
2092 3,016,791 5,939,085
2091 3,031,030 5,940,665
2090 3,044,757 5,941,752
2089 3,058,720 5,944,871
2088 3,072,643 5,945,635
2087 3,086,644 5,948,586
2086 3,100,203 5,951,745
2085 3,114,071 5,955,275
2084 3,127,457 5,959,115
2083 3,140,476 5,963,613
2082 3,153,567 5,966,943
2081 3,166,441 5,968,511
2080 3,178,973 5,971,082
2079 3,191,924 5,972,331
2078 3,205,275 5,972,928
2077 3,218,855 5,971,804
2076 3,233,158 5,971,386
2075 3,247,424 5,970,985
2074 3,261,175 5,969,834
2073 3,274,933 5,968,506
2072 3,288,643 5,964,548
2071 3,302,219 5,964,493
2070 3,316,457 5,963,811
2069 3,331,061 5,962,551
2068 3,345,571 5,960,918
2067 3,360,149 5,958,438
2066 3,375,114 5,954,539
2065 3,390,328 5,950,378
2064 3,405,090 5,946,851
2063 3,419,329 5,944,910
2062 3,433,158 5,940,838
2061 3,446,172 5,939,601
2060 3,459,003 5,936,094
2059 3,471,505 5,931,426
2058 3,483,096 5,925,816
2057 3,494,277 5,919,823
2056 3,505,804 5,913,287
2055 3,516,587 5,904,352
2054 3,526,351 5,894,795
2053 3,536,117 5,884,875
2052 3,546,442 5,876,162
2051 3,555,531 5,864,176
2050 3,564,112 5,852,896
2049 3,571,936 5,844,165
2048 3,579,925 5,833,178
2047 3,587,540 5,822,035
2046 3,595,202 5,809,860
2045 3,602,128 5,795,785
2044 3,607,903 5,780,884
2043 3,613,579 5,764,579
2042 3,618,645 5,746,528
2041 3,623,583 5,727,253
2040 3,629,829 5,708,874
2039 3,635,128 5,690,018
2038 3,641,234 5,669,959
2037 3,647,513 5,650,253
2036 3,654,319 5,630,126
2035 3,659,999 5,609,155
2034 3,665,732 5,588,315
2033 3,670,561 5,565,507
2032 3,675,172 5,542,488
2031 3,680,543 5,517,391
2030 3,684,960 5,491,320
2029 3,689,226 5,462,926
2028 3,692,147 5,432,752
2027 3,695,285 5,399,898
2026 3,697,615 5,364,771
2025 3,699,228 5,327,462
2024 3,699,557 5,287,500
2023 3,715,483 5,200,000
2022 3,712,502 5,081,700
2021 3,708,610 5,084,600
2020 3,722,716 5,072,400
2019 3,720,161 4,970,300
2018 3,726,549 4,900,600
2017 3,728,004 4,813,600
2016 3,727,505 4,714,100
2015 3,725,276 4,609,400
2014 3,719,414 4,516,500
2013 3,717,668 4,442,100
2012 3,728,874 4,408,100
2011 3,756,441 4,384,000
2010 3,786,695 4,350,700
2009 3,814,419 4,302,600
2008 3,848,449 4,259,800
2007 3,860,158 4,223,800
2006 3,880,347 4,184,600
2005 3,902,469 4,133,900
2004 3,927,340 4,087,500
2003 3,951,736 4,027,200
2002 3,978,515 3,948,500
2001 4,014,373 3,880,500
2000 4,077,131 3,857,700
1999 4,157,192 3,835,100
1998 4,243,607 3,815,000
1997 4,349,913 3,781,300
1996 4,491,699 3,732,000
1995 4,657,722 3,673,400
1994 4,836,076 3,620,000
1993 4,911,100 3,572,200
1992 4,873,500 3,531,700
1991 4,835,900 3,495,100
1990 4,802,000 3,329,800
1989 4,803,300 3,299,200
1988 4,790,700 3,283,400
1987 4,743,500 3,274,400
1986 4,704,500 3,246,300
1985 4,662,900 3,247,100
1984 4,622,200 3,227,100
1983 4,582,900 3,199,300
1982 4,542,800 3,156,100
1981 4,504,500 3,124,900
1980 4,467,700 3,112,900
1979 4,430,200 3,109,000
1978 4,397,700 3,121,200
1977 4,372,100 3,120,200
1976 4,342,400 3,110,500
1975 4,311,200 3,083,100
1974 4,279,500 3,023,700
1973 4,242,500 2,961,300
1972 4,205,300 2,903,900
1971 4,163,000 2,853,000
1970 4,119,900 2,810,700
1969 4,080,300 2,772,800
1968 4,042,300 2,748,100
1967 4,005,800 2,724,100
1966 3,966,700 2,675,900
1965 3,921,600 2,628,400
1964 3,870,300 2,585,400
1963 3,816,100 2,531,800
1962 3,760,300 2,482,000
1961 3,703,600 2,419,700
1960 3,645,600 2,371,800

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 New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M 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
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia New Zealand
2100 -0.57% -0.07%
2099 -0.56% -0.07%
2098 -0.55% -0.05%
2097 -0.53% -0.04%
2096 -0.51% -0.03%
2095 -0.5% -0.02%
2094 -0.49% -0.04%
2093 -0.46% -0.005%
2092 -0.47% -0.03%
2091 -0.45% -0.02%
2090 -0.46% -0.05%
2089 -0.45% -0.01%
2088 -0.45% -0.05%
2087 -0.44% -0.05%
2086 -0.45% -0.06%
2085 -0.43% -0.06%
2084 -0.41% -0.08%
2083 -0.42% -0.06%
2082 -0.41% -0.03%
2081 -0.39% -0.04%
2080 -0.41% -0.02%
2079 -0.42% -0.01%
2078 -0.42% 0.02%
2077 -0.44% 0.007%
2076 -0.44% 0.007%
2075 -0.42% 0.02%
2074 -0.42% 0.02%
2073 -0.42% 0.07%
2072 -0.41% 0.001%
2071 -0.43% 0.01%
2070 -0.44% 0.02%
2069 -0.43% 0.03%
2068 -0.43% 0.04%
2067 -0.44% 0.07%
2066 -0.45% 0.07%
2065 -0.43% 0.06%
2064 -0.42% 0.03%
2063 -0.4% 0.07%
2062 -0.38% 0.02%
2061 -0.37% 0.06%
2060 -0.36% 0.08%
2059 -0.33% 0.09%
2058 -0.32% 0.1%
2057 -0.33% 0.11%
2056 -0.31% 0.15%
2055 -0.28% 0.16%
2054 -0.28% 0.17%
2053 -0.29% 0.15%
2052 -0.26% 0.2%
2051 -0.24% 0.19%
2050 -0.22% 0.15%
2049 -0.22% 0.19%
2048 -0.21% 0.19%
2047 -0.21% 0.21%
2046 -0.19% 0.24%
2045 -0.16% 0.26%
2044 -0.16% 0.28%
2043 -0.14% 0.31%
2042 -0.14% 0.34%
2041 -0.17% 0.32%
2040 -0.15% 0.33%
2039 -0.17% 0.35%
2038 -0.17% 0.35%
2037 -0.19% 0.36%
2036 -0.16% 0.37%
2035 -0.16% 0.37%
2034 -0.13% 0.41%
2033 -0.13% 0.42%
2032 -0.15% 0.45%
2031 -0.12% 0.47%
2030 -0.12% 0.52%
2029 -0.08% 0.56%
2028 -0.08% 0.61%
2027 -0.06% 0.65%
2026 -0.04% 0.7%
2025 -0.009% 0.76%
2024 -0.43% 1.68%
2023 0.08% 2.33%
2022 0.1% -0.06%
2021 -0.38% 0.24%
2020 0.07% 2.05%
2019 -0.17% 1.42%
2018 -0.04% 1.81%
2017 0.01% 2.11%
2016 0.06% 2.27%
2015 0.16% 2.06%
2014 0.05% 1.67%
2013 -0.3% 0.77%
2012 -0.73% 0.55%
2011 -0.8% 0.77%
2010 -0.73% 1.12%
2009 -0.88% 1%
2008 -0.3% 0.85%
2007 -0.52% 0.94%
2006 -0.57% 1.23%
2005 -0.63% 1.14%
2004 -0.62% 1.5%
2003 -0.67% 1.99%
2002 -0.89% 1.75%
2001 -1.54% 0.59%
2000 -1.93% 0.59%
1999 -2.04% 0.53%
1998 -2.44% 0.89%
1997 -3.16% 1.32%
1996 -3.56% 1.6%
1995 -3.69% 1.48%
1994 -1.53% 1.34%
1993 0.77% 1.15%
1992 0.78% 1.05%
1991 0.71% 4.96%
1990 -0.03% 0.93%
1989 0.26% 0.48%
1988 1% 0.27%
1987 0.83% 0.87%
1986 0.89% -0.02%
1985 0.88% 0.62%
1984 0.86% 0.87%
1983 0.88% 1.37%
1982 0.85% 1%
1981 0.82% 0.39%
1980 0.85% 0.13%
1979 0.74% -0.39%
1978 0.59% 0.03%
1977 0.68% 0.31%
1976 0.72% 0.89%
1975 0.74% 1.96%
1974 0.87% 2.11%
1973 0.88% 1.98%
1972 1.02% 1.78%
1971 1.05% 1.5%
1970 0.97% 1.37%
1969 0.94% 0.9%
1968 0.91% 0.88%
1967 0.99% 1.8%
1966 1.15% 1.81%
1965 1.33% 1.66%
1964 1.42% 2.12%
1963 1.48% 2.01%
1962 1.53% 2.57%
1961 1.59% 2.02%

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 New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Georgia New Zealand
Current population
3697615
5374272
Population rank 131/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.06%
One net population change
33 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +240
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 65/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +17,403
Net migration rank 61/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 17,403
2024 - 1,745 - 18,766
2023 -1,282 2,003 18,876 21,404
2022 -2,224 26,999 20,123 21,404
2021 -9,127 -2,738 23,644 -14,944
2020 335 -2,738 24,905 42,124
2019 5,606 -5,412 25,299 69,770
2018 8,407 -5,176 24,797 59,139
2017 8,391 -7,889 26,282 68,349
2016 11,346 -10,588 28,237 75,512
2015 13,105 -13,321 29,408 70,870
2014 13,089 -16,047 26,196 57,974
2013 10,145 -40,117 29,096 26,385
2012 8,584 -39,290 31,077 -1,015
2011 8,989 -37,847 31,302 -2,196
2010 10,501 -36,608 35,458 6,722
2009 12,210 -32,757 33,560 12,700
2008 7,974 -32,463 35,143 4,804
2007 3,551 -32,142 35,480 3,053
2006 2,146 -31,729 30,924 14,542
2005 1,604 -31,216 30,674 19,212
2004 283 -30,614 29,634 24,521
2003 2,482 -31,075 28,150 42,456
2002 2,228 -58,531 25,941 48,195
2001 3,445 -110,969 27,939 17,793
2000 4,681 -135,046 29,897 -6,604
1999 6,901 -131,768 28,916 -7,634
1998 9,823 -127,962 29,146 -1,387
1997 11,862 -133,250 30,137 12,040
1996 18,304 -133,999 28,997 25,169
1995 17,644 -130,201 29,828 26,743
1994 17,279 -147,551 30,372 20,420
1993 18,303 -154,788 31,685 12,638
1992 24,226 -121,647 32,067 6,460
1991 32,932 -111,958 33,518 31,156
1990 40,169 -108,969 33,298 70,432
1989 41,510 -85,690 30,749 -8,818
1988 42,810 -12,189 29,846 -17,005
1987 45,561 -10,966 27,603 -7,631
1986 48,960 -14,123 25,549 -10,234
1985 49,786 -15,208 24,126 -13,462
1984 48,523 -12,920 26,043 -901
1983 48,496 -10,906 24,315 11,464
1982 47,363 -12,363 24,207 7,982
1981 46,185 -12,822 25,374 -7,606
1980 44,114 -12,593 23,658 -15,423
1979 42,863 -14,281 26,675 -26,694
1978 41,616 -9,755 26,156 -28,783
1977 40,023 -8,213 28,020 -22,697
1976 39,964 -8,952 29,456 -9,138
1975 39,331 -9,605 31,355 13,196
1974 38,071 -10,261 33,896 27,580
1973 38,259 -10,763 35,239 28,261
1972 38,832 -11,097 38,244 17,779
1971 38,953 -10,997 40,000 7,547
1970 38,731 -1,311 37,101 4,511
1969 37,764 34,301 38,098 -5,212
1968 37,840 37,031 37,594 -11,853
1967 40,070 34,734 37,974 -2,289
1966 40,905 32,869 36,151 9,161
1965 43,463 18,981 36,982 9,245
1964 48,429 19,377 39,375 9,806
1963 51,456 19,405 42,027 10,226
1962 51,903 18,981 42,865 12,697
1961 52,284 18,016 43,482 10,689
1960 51,640 16,740 41,791 3,846

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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