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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 1.53 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Georgia vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Norway
2100 2,893,380 5,441,855
2099 2,909,896 5,454,583
2098 2,926,162 5,466,669
2097 2,942,392 5,478,174
2096 2,957,950 5,490,010
2095 2,973,037 5,502,418
2094 2,987,987 5,514,598
2093 3,002,791 5,527,174
2092 3,016,791 5,539,172
2091 3,031,030 5,551,172
2090 3,044,757 5,564,044
2089 3,058,720 5,576,715
2088 3,072,643 5,590,047
2087 3,086,644 5,604,159
2086 3,100,203 5,617,935
2085 3,114,071 5,631,413
2084 3,127,457 5,645,116
2083 3,140,476 5,658,044
2082 3,153,567 5,670,485
2081 3,166,441 5,682,427
2080 3,178,973 5,694,199
2079 3,191,924 5,705,317
2078 3,205,275 5,715,984
2077 3,218,855 5,726,145
2076 3,233,158 5,735,898
2075 3,247,424 5,745,619
2074 3,261,175 5,755,683
2073 3,274,933 5,765,642
2072 3,288,643 5,775,295
2071 3,302,219 5,784,119
2070 3,316,457 5,793,594
2069 3,331,061 5,802,341
2068 3,345,571 5,811,630
2067 3,360,149 5,821,550
2066 3,375,114 5,831,535
2065 3,390,328 5,841,333
2064 3,405,090 5,851,085
2063 3,419,329 5,860,548
2062 3,433,158 5,869,700
2061 3,446,172 5,877,754
2060 3,459,003 5,885,488
2059 3,471,505 5,892,036
2058 3,483,096 5,897,922
2057 3,494,277 5,904,330
2056 3,505,804 5,910,291
2055 3,516,587 5,915,286
2054 3,526,351 5,919,312
2053 3,536,117 5,922,325
2052 3,546,442 5,923,483
2051 3,555,531 5,923,938
2050 3,564,112 5,923,557
2049 3,571,936 5,922,138
2048 3,579,925 5,919,215
2047 3,587,540 5,916,146
2046 3,595,202 5,912,426
2045 3,602,128 5,907,334
2044 3,607,903 5,902,175
2043 3,613,579 5,896,614
2042 3,618,645 5,889,741
2041 3,623,583 5,881,692
2040 3,629,829 5,873,512
2039 3,635,128 5,864,063
2038 3,641,234 5,853,639
2037 3,647,513 5,842,734
2036 3,654,319 5,830,991
2035 3,659,999 5,818,882
2034 3,665,732 5,805,966
2033 3,670,561 5,792,030
2032 3,675,172 5,777,062
2031 3,680,543 5,760,828
2030 3,684,960 5,743,814
2029 3,689,226 5,725,891
2028 3,692,147 5,706,765
2027 3,695,285 5,686,336
2026 3,697,615 5,665,477
2025 3,699,228 5,626,258
2024 3,699,557 5,572,279
2023 3,715,483 5,519,601
2022 3,712,502 5,457,127
2021 3,708,610 5,408,320
2020 3,722,716 5,379,475
2019 3,720,161 5,347,896
2018 3,726,549 5,311,916
2017 3,728,004 5,276,968
2016 3,727,505 5,234,519
2015 3,725,276 5,188,607
2014 3,719,414 5,137,232
2013 3,717,668 5,079,623
2012 3,728,874 5,018,573
2011 3,756,441 4,953,088
2010 3,786,695 4,889,252
2009 3,814,419 4,828,726
2008 3,848,449 4,768,212
2007 3,860,158 4,709,153
2006 3,880,347 4,660,677
2005 3,902,469 4,623,291
2004 3,927,340 4,591,910
2003 3,951,736 4,564,855
2002 3,978,515 4,538,159
2001 4,014,373 4,513,751
2000 4,077,131 4,490,967
1999 4,157,192 4,461,913
1998 4,243,607 4,431,464
1997 4,349,913 4,405,157
1996 4,491,699 4,381,336
1995 4,657,722 4,359,184
1994 4,836,076 4,336,613
1993 4,911,100 4,311,991
1992 4,873,500 4,286,401
1991 4,835,900 4,261,732
1990 4,802,000 4,241,473
1989 4,803,300 4,226,901
1988 4,790,700 4,209,488
1987 4,743,500 4,186,905
1986 4,704,500 4,167,354
1985 4,662,900 4,152,516
1984 4,622,200 4,140,099
1983 4,582,900 4,128,432
1982 4,542,800 4,114,787
1981 4,504,500 4,099,702
1980 4,467,700 4,085,620
1979 4,430,200 4,072,517
1978 4,397,700 4,058,671
1977 4,372,100 4,043,205
1976 4,342,400 4,026,152
1975 4,311,200 4,007,313
1974 4,279,500 3,985,258
1973 4,242,500 3,960,612
1972 4,205,300 3,933,004
1971 4,163,000 3,903,039
1970 4,119,900 3,875,763
1969 4,080,300 3,847,707
1968 4,042,300 3,816,486
1967 4,005,800 3,784,539
1966 3,966,700 3,753,012
1965 3,921,600 3,723,168
1964 3,870,300 3,694,339
1963 3,816,100 3,666,537
1962 3,760,300 3,638,918
1961 3,703,600 3,609,800
1960 3,645,600 3,581,239

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 Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M 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
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Norway
2100 -0.57% -0.23%
2099 -0.56% -0.22%
2098 -0.55% -0.21%
2097 -0.53% -0.22%
2096 -0.51% -0.23%
2095 -0.5% -0.22%
2094 -0.49% -0.23%
2093 -0.46% -0.22%
2092 -0.47% -0.22%
2091 -0.45% -0.23%
2090 -0.46% -0.23%
2089 -0.45% -0.24%
2088 -0.45% -0.25%
2087 -0.44% -0.25%
2086 -0.45% -0.24%
2085 -0.43% -0.24%
2084 -0.41% -0.23%
2083 -0.42% -0.22%
2082 -0.41% -0.21%
2081 -0.39% -0.21%
2080 -0.41% -0.19%
2079 -0.42% -0.19%
2078 -0.42% -0.18%
2077 -0.44% -0.17%
2076 -0.44% -0.17%
2075 -0.42% -0.17%
2074 -0.42% -0.17%
2073 -0.42% -0.17%
2072 -0.41% -0.15%
2071 -0.43% -0.16%
2070 -0.44% -0.15%
2069 -0.43% -0.16%
2068 -0.43% -0.17%
2067 -0.44% -0.17%
2066 -0.45% -0.17%
2065 -0.43% -0.17%
2064 -0.42% -0.16%
2063 -0.4% -0.16%
2062 -0.38% -0.14%
2061 -0.37% -0.13%
2060 -0.36% -0.11%
2059 -0.33% -0.1%
2058 -0.32% -0.11%
2057 -0.33% -0.1%
2056 -0.31% -0.08%
2055 -0.28% -0.07%
2054 -0.28% -0.05%
2053 -0.29% -0.02%
2052 -0.26% -0.008%
2051 -0.24% 0.006%
2050 -0.22% 0.02%
2049 -0.22% 0.05%
2048 -0.21% 0.05%
2047 -0.21% 0.06%
2046 -0.19% 0.09%
2045 -0.16% 0.09%
2044 -0.16% 0.09%
2043 -0.14% 0.12%
2042 -0.14% 0.14%
2041 -0.17% 0.14%
2040 -0.15% 0.16%
2039 -0.17% 0.18%
2038 -0.17% 0.19%
2037 -0.19% 0.2%
2036 -0.16% 0.21%
2035 -0.16% 0.22%
2034 -0.13% 0.24%
2033 -0.13% 0.26%
2032 -0.15% 0.28%
2031 -0.12% 0.3%
2030 -0.12% 0.31%
2029 -0.08% 0.34%
2028 -0.08% 0.36%
2027 -0.06% 0.37%
2026 -0.04% 0.7%
2025 -0.009% 0.97%
2024 -0.43% 0.95%
2023 0.08% 1.14%
2022 0.1% 0.9%
2021 -0.38% 0.54%
2020 0.07% 0.59%
2019 -0.17% 0.68%
2018 -0.04% 0.66%
2017 0.01% 0.81%
2016 0.06% 0.88%
2015 0.16% 1%
2014 0.05% 1.13%
2013 -0.3% 1.22%
2012 -0.73% 1.32%
2011 -0.8% 1.31%
2010 -0.73% 1.25%
2009 -0.88% 1.27%
2008 -0.3% 1.25%
2007 -0.52% 1.04%
2006 -0.57% 0.81%
2005 -0.63% 0.68%
2004 -0.62% 0.59%
2003 -0.67% 0.59%
2002 -0.89% 0.54%
2001 -1.54% 0.51%
2000 -1.93% 0.65%
1999 -2.04% 0.69%
1998 -2.44% 0.6%
1997 -3.16% 0.54%
1996 -3.56% 0.51%
1995 -3.69% 0.52%
1994 -1.53% 0.57%
1993 0.77% 0.6%
1992 0.78% 0.58%
1991 0.71% 0.48%
1990 -0.03% 0.34%
1989 0.26% 0.41%
1988 1% 0.54%
1987 0.83% 0.47%
1986 0.89% 0.36%
1985 0.88% 0.3%
1984 0.86% 0.28%
1983 0.88% 0.33%
1982 0.85% 0.37%
1981 0.82% 0.34%
1980 0.85% 0.32%
1979 0.74% 0.34%
1978 0.59% 0.38%
1977 0.68% 0.42%
1976 0.72% 0.47%
1975 0.74% 0.55%
1974 0.87% 0.62%
1973 0.88% 0.7%
1972 1.02% 0.77%
1971 1.05% 0.7%
1970 0.97% 0.73%
1969 0.94% 0.82%
1968 0.91% 0.84%
1967 0.99% 0.84%
1966 1.15% 0.8%
1965 1.33% 0.78%
1964 1.42% 0.76%
1963 1.48% 0.76%
1962 1.53% 0.81%
1961 1.59% 0.8%

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 Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Georgia Norway
Current population
3697615
5671119
Population rank 131/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.07%
One net population change
33 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +144
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 105/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +29,798
Net migration rank 61/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 29,798
2024 - 1,745 - 44,356
2023 -1,282 2,003 8,280 53,806
2022 -2,224 26,999 5,457 58,040
2021 -9,127 -2,738 14,062 19,804
2020 335 -2,738 12,372 11,277
2019 5,606 -5,412 13,904 25,707
2018 8,407 -5,176 14,342 18,473
2017 8,391 -7,889 15,831 21,657
2016 11,346 -10,588 17,797 26,417
2015 13,105 -13,321 18,160 30,242
2014 13,089 -16,047 18,494 38,522
2013 10,145 -40,117 17,779 40,690
2012 8,584 -39,290 18,066 47,883
2011 8,989 -37,847 18,822 47,454
2010 10,501 -36,608 20,046 42,865
2009 12,210 -32,757 20,280 39,316
2008 7,974 -32,463 19,073 44,002
2007 3,551 -32,142 16,482 40,111
2006 2,146 -31,729 17,244 24,054
2005 1,604 -31,216 15,719 18,588
2004 283 -30,614 15,612 13,412
2003 2,482 -31,075 14,151 11,389
2002 2,228 -58,531 10,892 17,279
2001 3,445 -110,969 13,090 7,906
2000 4,681 -135,046 15,269 9,805
1999 6,901 -131,768 14,278 19,147
1998 9,823 -127,962 14,181 13,519
1997 11,862 -133,250 15,418 9,744
1996 18,304 -133,999 17,087 5,671
1995 17,644 -130,201 14,821 6,343
1994 17,279 -147,551 16,045 7,580
1993 18,303 -154,788 12,936 12,567
1992 24,226 -121,647 15,431 10,218
1991 32,932 -111,958 16,194 7,949
1990 40,169 -108,969 14,845 1,818
1989 41,510 -85,690 13,949 -1,730
1988 42,810 -12,189 12,207 10,380
1987 45,561 -10,966 9,212 13,907
1986 48,960 -14,123 8,751 7,616
1985 49,786 -15,208 6,644 6,725
1984 48,523 -12,920 7,452 3,856
1983 48,496 -10,906 7,844 4,120
1982 47,363 -12,363 9,875 5,749
1981 46,185 -12,822 9,020 6,010
1980 44,114 -12,593 9,806 3,763
1979 42,863 -14,281 10,181 2,839
1978 41,616 -9,755 11,364 3,823
1977 40,023 -8,213 11,321 4,845
1976 39,964 -8,952 13,286 4,779
1975 39,331 -9,605 16,430 3,312
1974 38,071 -10,261 20,324 4,425
1973 38,259 -10,763 21,387 3,414
1972 38,832 -11,097 24,777 5,603
1971 38,953 -10,997 26,541 3,031
1970 38,731 -1,311 25,968 -1,034
1969 37,764 34,301 28,858 2,230
1968 37,840 37,031 29,387 1,761
1967 40,070 34,734 30,276 2,460
1966 40,905 32,869 31,150 -888
1965 43,463 18,981 31,275 -1,525
1964 48,429 19,377 30,293 -1,571
1963 51,456 19,405 26,766 1,061
1962 51,903 18,981 28,020 655
1961 52,284 18,016 29,239 1,437
1960 51,640 16,740 29,366 -1,427

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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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