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

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The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,935,766 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,934,050 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 62.3 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3% of the world: 0.05% for Georgia vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has increased from 3.88M people to 3.93M (1.38% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Georgia vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Nigeria
2100 3,078,390 481,640,156
2099 3,095,962 481,456,918
2098 3,113,268 481,181,892
2097 3,130,535 480,838,161
2096 3,147,088 480,422,467
2095 3,163,140 479,938,579
2094 3,179,046 479,395,022
2093 3,194,797 478,769,369
2092 3,209,692 478,059,864
2091 3,224,841 477,236,907
2090 3,239,446 476,329,495
2089 3,254,302 475,326,347
2088 3,269,115 474,231,442
2087 3,284,011 473,035,563
2086 3,298,437 471,732,001
2085 3,313,192 470,328,175
2084 3,327,434 468,806,172
2083 3,341,286 467,187,453
2082 3,355,214 465,472,417
2081 3,368,911 463,643,190
2080 3,382,244 461,705,493
2079 3,396,024 459,644,523
2078 3,410,227 457,477,264
2077 3,424,676 455,218,871
2076 3,439,894 452,849,991
2075 3,455,072 450,367,356
2074 3,469,703 447,789,885
2073 3,484,340 445,117,028
2072 3,498,926 442,340,440
2071 3,513,371 439,464,323
2070 3,528,520 436,505,329
2069 3,544,057 433,437,998
2068 3,559,495 430,286,232
2067 3,575,004 427,032,499
2066 3,590,926 423,702,640
2065 3,607,114 420,285,359
2064 3,622,820 416,778,394
2063 3,637,969 413,198,800
2062 3,652,682 409,551,159
2061 3,666,528 405,827,482
2060 3,680,180 402,041,765
2059 3,693,482 398,197,311
2058 3,705,813 394,284,767
2057 3,717,709 390,311,065
2056 3,729,974 386,267,580
2055 3,741,446 382,162,992
2054 3,751,834 378,000,511
2053 3,762,225 373,769,779
2052 3,773,210 369,472,476
2051 3,782,880 365,120,741
2050 3,792,010 360,706,317
2049 3,800,334 356,243,287
2048 3,808,834 351,724,743
2047 3,816,936 347,142,279
2046 3,825,088 342,505,549
2045 3,832,457 337,807,869
2044 3,838,601 333,050,132
2043 3,844,640 328,230,652
2042 3,850,029 323,363,366
2041 3,855,284 318,443,989
2040 3,861,929 313,468,061
2039 3,867,567 308,450,008
2038 3,874,063 303,399,842
2037 3,880,743 298,327,800
2036 3,887,984 293,227,654
2035 3,894,028 288,115,630
2034 3,900,127 282,995,818
2033 3,905,266 277,875,880
2032 3,910,171 272,747,599
2031 3,915,886 267,645,657
2030 3,920,585 262,562,767
2029 3,925,124 257,484,616
2028 3,928,232 252,445,821
2027 3,931,570 247,437,680
2026 3,934,050 242,458,365
2025 3,935,766 237,527,782
2024 3,812,518 232,679,478
2023 3,715,483 227,882,945
2022 3,712,502 223,150,896
2021 3,708,610 218,529,286
2020 3,722,716 213,996,181
2019 3,720,161 209,485,641
2018 3,726,549 204,938,755
2017 3,728,004 200,254,579
2016 3,727,505 195,443,700
2015 3,725,276 190,671,878
2014 3,719,414 185,896,915
2013 3,717,668 181,049,443
2012 3,728,874 176,200,625
2011 3,756,441 171,379,598
2010 3,786,695 166,642,886
2009 3,814,419 162,049,464
2008 3,848,449 157,595,014
2007 3,860,158 153,267,261
2006 3,880,347 149,077,334
2005 3,902,469 145,017,253
2004 3,927,340 141,057,045
2003 3,951,736 137,202,644
2002 3,978,515 133,471,989
2001 4,014,373 129,862,595
2000 4,077,131 126,382,494
1999 4,157,192 123,047,320
1998 4,243,607 119,846,254
1997 4,349,913 116,754,792
1996 4,491,699 113,754,779
1995 4,657,722 110,819,428
1994 4,836,076 107,935,714
1993 4,911,100 105,122,069
1992 4,873,500 102,372,770
1991 4,835,900 99,720,162
1990 4,802,000 97,120,925
1989 4,803,300 94,531,014
1988 4,790,700 92,020,090
1987 4,743,500 89,591,716
1986 4,704,500 87,235,953
1985 4,662,900 84,897,973
1984 4,622,200 82,526,443
1983 4,582,900 80,438,260
1982 4,542,800 78,378,701
1981 4,504,500 76,068,103
1980 4,467,700 73,764,641
1979 4,430,200 71,498,242
1978 4,397,700 69,326,532
1977 4,372,100 67,234,590
1976 4,342,400 65,258,009
1975 4,311,200 63,410,815
1974 4,279,500 61,679,144
1973 4,242,500 60,082,139
1972 4,205,300 58,601,748
1971 4,163,000 57,214,684
1970 4,119,900 55,893,838
1969 4,080,300 54,631,914
1968 4,042,300 53,432,783
1967 4,005,800 52,293,065
1966 3,966,700 51,188,234
1965 3,921,600 50,086,764
1964 3,870,300 49,012,016
1963 3,816,100 47,973,575
1962 3,760,300 46,965,292
1961 3,703,600 45,989,310
1960 3,645,600 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia gained 206,545 people (a 5.54% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while Georgia's population already peaked in 1993 at 4.91M people and is projected to decrease to 3.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Nigeria
2100 -0.57% 0.04%
2099 -0.56% 0.06%
2098 -0.55% 0.07%
2097 -0.53% 0.09%
2096 -0.51% 0.1%
2095 -0.5% 0.11%
2094 -0.49% 0.13%
2093 -0.46% 0.15%
2092 -0.47% 0.17%
2091 -0.45% 0.19%
2090 -0.46% 0.21%
2089 -0.45% 0.23%
2088 -0.45% 0.25%
2087 -0.44% 0.28%
2086 -0.45% 0.3%
2085 -0.43% 0.32%
2084 -0.41% 0.35%
2083 -0.42% 0.37%
2082 -0.41% 0.39%
2081 -0.39% 0.42%
2080 -0.41% 0.45%
2079 -0.42% 0.47%
2078 -0.42% 0.5%
2077 -0.44% 0.52%
2076 -0.44% 0.55%
2075 -0.42% 0.58%
2074 -0.42% 0.6%
2073 -0.42% 0.63%
2072 -0.41% 0.65%
2071 -0.43% 0.68%
2070 -0.44% 0.71%
2069 -0.43% 0.73%
2068 -0.43% 0.76%
2067 -0.44% 0.79%
2066 -0.45% 0.81%
2065 -0.43% 0.84%
2064 -0.42% 0.87%
2063 -0.4% 0.89%
2062 -0.38% 0.92%
2061 -0.37% 0.94%
2060 -0.36% 0.97%
2059 -0.33% 0.99%
2058 -0.32% 1.02%
2057 -0.33% 1.05%
2056 -0.31% 1.07%
2055 -0.28% 1.1%
2054 -0.28% 1.13%
2053 -0.29% 1.16%
2052 -0.26% 1.19%
2051 -0.24% 1.22%
2050 -0.22% 1.25%
2049 -0.22% 1.28%
2048 -0.21% 1.32%
2047 -0.21% 1.35%
2046 -0.19% 1.39%
2045 -0.16% 1.43%
2044 -0.16% 1.47%
2043 -0.14% 1.51%
2042 -0.14% 1.54%
2041 -0.17% 1.59%
2040 -0.15% 1.63%
2039 -0.17% 1.66%
2038 -0.17% 1.7%
2037 -0.19% 1.74%
2036 -0.16% 1.77%
2035 -0.16% 1.81%
2034 -0.13% 1.84%
2033 -0.13% 1.88%
2032 -0.15% 1.91%
2031 -0.12% 1.94%
2030 -0.12% 1.97%
2029 -0.08% 2%
2028 -0.08% 2.02%
2027 -0.06% 2.05%
2026 -0.04% 2.08%
2025 3.23% 2.08%
2024 2.61% 2.1%
2023 0.08% 2.12%
2022 0.1% 2.11%
2021 -0.38% 2.12%
2020 0.07% 2.15%
2019 -0.17% 2.22%
2018 -0.04% 2.34%
2017 0.01% 2.46%
2016 0.06% 2.5%
2015 0.16% 2.57%
2014 0.05% 2.68%
2013 -0.3% 2.75%
2012 -0.73% 2.81%
2011 -0.8% 2.84%
2010 -0.73% 2.83%
2009 -0.88% 2.83%
2008 -0.3% 2.82%
2007 -0.52% 2.81%
2006 -0.57% 2.8%
2005 -0.63% 2.81%
2004 -0.62% 2.81%
2003 -0.67% 2.8%
2002 -0.89% 2.78%
2001 -1.54% 2.75%
2000 -1.93% 2.71%
1999 -2.04% 2.67%
1998 -2.44% 2.65%
1997 -3.16% 2.64%
1996 -3.56% 2.65%
1995 -3.69% 2.67%
1994 -1.53% 2.68%
1993 0.77% 2.69%
1992 0.78% 2.66%
1991 0.71% 2.68%
1990 -0.03% 2.74%
1989 0.26% 2.73%
1988 1% 2.71%
1987 0.83% 2.7%
1986 0.89% 2.75%
1985 0.88% 2.87%
1984 0.86% 2.6%
1983 0.88% 2.63%
1982 0.85% 3.04%
1981 0.82% 3.12%
1980 0.85% 3.17%
1979 0.74% 3.13%
1978 0.59% 3.11%
1977 0.68% 3.03%
1976 0.72% 2.91%
1975 0.74% 2.81%
1974 0.87% 2.66%
1973 0.88% 2.53%
1972 1.02% 2.42%
1971 1.05% 2.36%
1970 0.97% 2.31%
1969 0.94% 2.24%
1968 0.91% 2.18%
1967 0.99% 2.16%
1966 1.15% 2.2%
1965 1.33% 2.19%
1964 1.42% 2.16%
1963 1.48% 2.15%
1962 1.53% 2.12%
1961 1.59% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Georgia Nigeria
Current population
3934050
245016045
Population rank 129/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 2.95%
One net population change
4.28 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
12.2 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
11.6 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +338 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +123,248 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +3.23% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 45/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -15,258
Net migration rank 61/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -15,258
2024 -2,085 1,745 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -1,282 2,003 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -2,224 26,999 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -9,127 -2,738 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 335 -2,738 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 5,606 -5,412 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 8,407 -5,176 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 8,391 -7,889 4,706,183 78,685
2016 11,346 -10,588 4,761,594 75,265
2015 13,105 -13,321 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 13,089 -16,047 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 10,145 -40,117 4,811,751 40,201
2012 8,584 -39,290 4,774,508 71,138
2011 8,989 -37,847 4,728,363 67,808
2010 10,501 -36,608 4,629,173 47,966
2009 12,210 -32,757 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 7,974 -32,463 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 3,551 -32,142 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 2,146 -31,729 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 1,604 -31,216 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 283 -30,614 3,877,376 46,370
2003 2,482 -31,075 3,751,120 33,857
2002 2,228 -58,531 3,606,814 69,594
2001 3,445 -110,969 3,478,370 64,163
2000 4,681 -135,046 3,343,196 74,535
1999 6,901 -131,768 3,155,425 97,195
1998 9,823 -127,962 3,003,946 145,575
1997 11,862 -133,250 2,936,500 96,885
1996 18,304 -133,999 2,882,205 84,448
1995 17,644 -130,201 2,830,771 73,243
1994 17,279 -147,551 2,735,198 128,134
1993 18,303 -154,788 2,673,675 90,200
1992 24,226 -121,647 2,596,173 138,412
1991 32,932 -111,958 2,527,807 42,760
1990 40,169 -108,969 2,491,928 135,959
1989 41,510 -85,690 2,452,324 99,588
1988 42,810 -12,189 2,376,419 93,510
1987 45,561 -10,966 2,322,397 64,418
1986 48,960 -14,123 2,295,003 29,682
1985 49,786 -15,208 2,289,784 61,514
1984 48,523 -12,920 2,278,060 113,758
1983 48,496 -10,906 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 47,363 -12,363 2,233,401 101,116
1981 46,185 -12,822 2,179,884 106,723
1980 44,114 -12,593 2,121,618 198,672
1979 42,863 -14,281 2,074,807 137,721
1978 41,616 -9,755 2,019,621 111,258
1977 40,023 -8,213 1,923,917 129,075
1976 39,964 -8,952 1,827,289 72,889
1975 39,331 -9,605 1,718,623 75,603
1974 38,071 -10,261 1,624,813 44,281
1973 38,259 -10,763 1,525,485 -618
1972 38,832 -11,097 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 38,953 -10,997 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 38,731 -1,311 1,295,507 7,953
1969 37,764 34,301 1,213,484 6,912
1968 37,840 37,031 1,168,254 9,615
1967 40,070 34,734 1,082,884 18,683
1966 40,905 32,869 1,095,582 12,513
1965 43,463 18,981 1,061,840 32,988
1964 48,429 19,377 1,028,272 26,411
1963 51,456 19,405 995,116 27,115
1962 51,903 18,981 966,452 27,906
1961 52,284 18,016 932,111 25,515
1960 51,640 16,740 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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