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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 38.4 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Georgia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Russia
2100 2,893,380 124,983,377
2099 2,909,896 125,086,144
2098 2,926,162 125,186,329
2097 2,942,392 125,264,415
2096 2,957,950 125,354,177
2095 2,973,037 125,422,006
2094 2,987,987 125,474,373
2093 3,002,791 125,529,632
2092 3,016,791 125,604,261
2091 3,031,030 125,652,742
2090 3,044,757 125,707,894
2089 3,058,720 125,760,026
2088 3,072,643 125,810,124
2087 3,086,644 125,858,116
2086 3,100,203 125,926,035
2085 3,114,071 126,001,913
2084 3,127,457 126,076,414
2083 3,140,476 126,151,046
2082 3,153,567 126,234,371
2081 3,166,441 126,317,768
2080 3,178,973 126,414,511
2079 3,191,924 126,534,688
2078 3,205,275 126,674,591
2077 3,218,855 126,830,956
2076 3,233,158 126,982,766
2075 3,247,424 127,165,304
2074 3,261,175 127,362,143
2073 3,274,933 127,576,856
2072 3,288,643 127,802,632
2071 3,302,219 128,080,998
2070 3,316,457 128,353,977
2069 3,331,061 128,642,208
2068 3,345,571 128,920,237
2067 3,360,149 129,203,483
2066 3,375,114 129,511,983
2065 3,390,328 129,842,007
2064 3,405,090 130,177,089
2063 3,419,329 130,522,107
2062 3,433,158 130,851,664
2061 3,446,172 131,200,160
2060 3,459,003 131,526,812
2059 3,471,505 131,884,461
2058 3,483,096 132,247,211
2057 3,494,277 132,584,941
2056 3,505,804 132,925,501
2055 3,516,587 133,271,436
2054 3,526,351 133,595,068
2053 3,536,117 133,914,243
2052 3,546,442 134,180,223
2051 3,555,531 134,443,510
2050 3,564,112 134,687,487
2049 3,571,936 134,909,323
2048 3,579,925 135,117,641
2047 3,587,540 135,311,492
2046 3,595,202 135,482,008
2045 3,602,128 135,664,379
2044 3,607,903 135,863,165
2043 3,613,579 136,085,277
2042 3,618,645 136,307,658
2041 3,623,583 136,557,818
2040 3,629,829 136,821,807
2039 3,635,128 137,122,219
2038 3,641,234 137,433,644
2037 3,647,513 137,770,811
2036 3,654,319 138,118,955
2035 3,659,999 138,478,809
2034 3,665,732 138,852,689
2033 3,670,561 139,237,595
2032 3,675,172 139,635,142
2031 3,680,543 140,058,187
2030 3,684,960 140,453,528
2029 3,689,226 140,840,370
2028 3,692,147 141,214,141
2027 3,695,285 141,580,416
2026 3,697,615 141,906,741
2025 3,699,228 142,772,403
2024 3,699,557 143,533,851
2023 3,715,483 143,826,130
2022 3,712,502 144,236,933
2021 3,708,610 144,746,762
2020 3,722,716 145,245,148
2019 3,720,161 145,453,291
2018 3,726,549 145,398,106
2017 3,728,004 145,293,260
2016 3,727,505 145,015,460
2015 3,725,276 144,640,716
2014 3,719,414 144,237,223
2013 3,717,668 143,805,638
2012 3,728,874 143,378,447
2011 3,756,441 143,018,195
2010 3,786,695 142,849,468
2009 3,814,419 142,785,348
2008 3,848,449 142,742,366
2007 3,860,158 142,805,114
2006 3,880,347 143,049,637
2005 3,902,469 143,518,814
2004 3,927,340 144,067,316
2003 3,951,736 144,648,618
2002 3,978,515 145,306,497
2001 4,014,373 145,976,482
2000 4,077,131 146,596,869
1999 4,157,192 147,214,776
1998 4,243,607 147,670,784
1997 4,349,913 147,915,361
1996 4,491,699 148,160,129
1995 4,657,722 148,375,787
1994 4,836,076 148,407,912
1993 4,911,100 148,458,777
1992 4,873,500 148,538,197
1991 4,835,900 148,394,216
1990 4,802,000 147,969,406
1989 4,803,300 147,721,000
1988 4,790,700 146,857,000
1987 4,743,500 145,908,000
1986 4,704,500 144,894,000
1985 4,662,900 143,858,000
1984 4,622,200 142,745,000
1983 4,582,900 141,668,000
1982 4,542,800 140,823,000
1981 4,504,500 139,941,000
1980 4,467,700 139,010,000
1979 4,430,200 138,027,000
1978 4,397,700 137,060,000
1977 4,372,100 136,100,000
1976 4,342,400 135,147,000
1975 4,311,200 134,200,000
1974 4,279,500 133,432,000
1973 4,242,500 132,669,000
1972 4,205,300 131,909,000
1971 4,163,000 131,155,000
1970 4,119,900 130,404,000
1969 4,080,300 129,664,000
1968 4,042,300 128,928,000
1967 4,005,800 128,196,000
1966 3,966,700 127,468,000
1965 3,921,600 126,745,000
1964 3,870,300 125,345,000
1963 3,816,100 123,960,000
1962 3,760,300 122,591,000
1961 3,703,600 121,236,000
1960 3,645,600 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 12.6% of the population in Georgia and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Russia
2100 -0.57% -0.08%
2099 -0.56% -0.08%
2098 -0.55% -0.06%
2097 -0.53% -0.07%
2096 -0.51% -0.05%
2095 -0.5% -0.04%
2094 -0.49% -0.04%
2093 -0.46% -0.06%
2092 -0.47% -0.04%
2091 -0.45% -0.04%
2090 -0.46% -0.04%
2089 -0.45% -0.04%
2088 -0.45% -0.04%
2087 -0.44% -0.05%
2086 -0.45% -0.06%
2085 -0.43% -0.06%
2084 -0.41% -0.06%
2083 -0.42% -0.07%
2082 -0.41% -0.07%
2081 -0.39% -0.08%
2080 -0.41% -0.09%
2079 -0.42% -0.11%
2078 -0.42% -0.12%
2077 -0.44% -0.12%
2076 -0.44% -0.14%
2075 -0.42% -0.15%
2074 -0.42% -0.17%
2073 -0.42% -0.18%
2072 -0.41% -0.22%
2071 -0.43% -0.21%
2070 -0.44% -0.22%
2069 -0.43% -0.22%
2068 -0.43% -0.22%
2067 -0.44% -0.24%
2066 -0.45% -0.25%
2065 -0.43% -0.26%
2064 -0.42% -0.26%
2063 -0.4% -0.25%
2062 -0.38% -0.27%
2061 -0.37% -0.25%
2060 -0.36% -0.27%
2059 -0.33% -0.27%
2058 -0.32% -0.25%
2057 -0.33% -0.26%
2056 -0.31% -0.26%
2055 -0.28% -0.24%
2054 -0.28% -0.24%
2053 -0.29% -0.2%
2052 -0.26% -0.2%
2051 -0.24% -0.18%
2050 -0.22% -0.16%
2049 -0.22% -0.15%
2048 -0.21% -0.14%
2047 -0.21% -0.13%
2046 -0.19% -0.13%
2045 -0.16% -0.15%
2044 -0.16% -0.16%
2043 -0.14% -0.16%
2042 -0.14% -0.18%
2041 -0.17% -0.19%
2040 -0.15% -0.22%
2039 -0.17% -0.23%
2038 -0.17% -0.24%
2037 -0.19% -0.25%
2036 -0.16% -0.26%
2035 -0.16% -0.27%
2034 -0.13% -0.28%
2033 -0.13% -0.28%
2032 -0.15% -0.3%
2031 -0.12% -0.28%
2030 -0.12% -0.27%
2029 -0.08% -0.26%
2028 -0.08% -0.26%
2027 -0.06% -0.23%
2026 -0.04% -0.61%
2025 -0.009% -0.53%
2024 -0.43% -0.2%
2023 0.08% -0.28%
2022 0.1% -0.35%
2021 -0.38% -0.34%
2020 0.07% -0.14%
2019 -0.17% 0.04%
2018 -0.04% 0.07%
2017 0.01% 0.19%
2016 0.06% 0.26%
2015 0.16% 0.28%
2014 0.05% 0.3%
2013 -0.3% 0.3%
2012 -0.73% 0.25%
2011 -0.8% 0.12%
2010 -0.73% 0.04%
2009 -0.88% 0.03%
2008 -0.3% -0.04%
2007 -0.52% -0.17%
2006 -0.57% -0.33%
2005 -0.63% -0.38%
2004 -0.62% -0.4%
2003 -0.67% -0.45%
2002 -0.89% -0.46%
2001 -1.54% -0.42%
2000 -1.93% -0.42%
1999 -2.04% -0.31%
1998 -2.44% -0.17%
1997 -3.16% -0.17%
1996 -3.56% -0.15%
1995 -3.69% -0.02%
1994 -1.53% -0.03%
1993 0.77% -0.05%
1992 0.78% 0.1%
1991 0.71% 0.29%
1990 -0.03% 0.17%
1989 0.26% 0.59%
1988 1% 0.65%
1987 0.83% 0.7%
1986 0.89% 0.72%
1985 0.88% 0.78%
1984 0.86% 0.76%
1983 0.88% 0.6%
1982 0.85% 0.63%
1981 0.82% 0.67%
1980 0.85% 0.71%
1979 0.74% 0.71%
1978 0.59% 0.71%
1977 0.68% 0.71%
1976 0.72% 0.71%
1975 0.74% 0.58%
1974 0.87% 0.58%
1973 0.88% 0.58%
1972 1.02% 0.57%
1971 1.05% 0.58%
1970 0.97% 0.57%
1969 0.94% 0.57%
1968 0.91% 0.57%
1967 0.99% 0.57%
1966 1.15% 0.57%
1965 1.33% 1.12%
1964 1.42% 1.12%
1963 1.48% 1.12%
1962 1.53% 1.12%
1961 1.59% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Georgia Russia
Current population
3697615
141906741
Population rank 131/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
One net population change
33 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -44 -801
Annual growth/decline -15,926 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 177/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -251,822
Net migration rank 61/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -251,822
2024 - 1,745 - -178,042
2023 -1,282 2,003 -503,392 27,807
2022 -2,224 26,999 -576,948 765,629
2021 -9,127 -2,738 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 335 -2,738 -697,177 334,094
2019 5,606 -5,412 -319,997 336,494
2018 8,407 -5,176 -232,637 339,972
2017 8,391 -7,889 -130,764 396,619
2016 11,346 -10,588 0 447,645
2015 13,105 -13,321 43,392 384,756
2014 13,089 -16,047 28,848 264,698
2013 10,145 -40,117 28,761 289,872
2012 8,584 -39,290 0 285,977
2011 8,989 -37,847 -128,716 309,377
2010 10,501 -36,608 -242,844 307,555
2009 12,210 -32,757 -257,014 350,206
2008 7,974 -32,463 -356,856 360,840
2007 3,551 -32,142 -471,257 365,717
2006 2,146 -31,729 -686,638 308,370
2005 1,604 -31,216 -846,761 263,541
2004 283 -30,614 -792,370 261,519
2003 2,482 -31,075 -896,822 256,804
2002 2,228 -58,531 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 3,445 -110,969 -963,445 259,614
2000 4,681 -135,046 -967,540 550,401
1999 6,901 -131,768 -927,453 375,468
1998 9,823 -127,962 -694,053 528,135
1997 11,862 -133,250 -769,159 541,387
1996 18,304 -133,999 -785,248 587,171
1995 17,644 -130,201 -845,742 723,875
1994 17,279 -147,551 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 18,303 -154,788 -757,140 507,229
1992 24,226 -121,647 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 32,932 -111,958 103,876 125,505
1990 40,169 -108,969 325,533 299,863
1989 41,510 -85,690 576,112 89,400
1988 42,810 -12,189 778,343 269,862
1987 45,561 -10,966 977,583 275,611
1986 48,960 -14,123 985,279 283,553
1985 49,786 -15,208 762,447 280,614
1984 48,523 -12,920 756,548 247,026
1983 48,496 -10,906 906,676 200,159
1982 47,363 -12,363 830,855 107,520
1981 46,185 -12,822 713,700 36,686
1980 44,114 -12,593 681,149 10,440
1979 42,863 -14,281 690,135 -5,791
1978 41,616 -9,755 812,766 108,882
1977 40,023 -8,213 832,932 122,316
1976 39,964 -8,952 852,237 113,851
1975 39,331 -9,605 843,850 80,069
1974 38,071 -10,261 883,186 -51,759
1973 38,259 -10,763 846,561 -107,568
1972 38,832 -11,097 872,050 -111,168
1971 38,953 -10,997 854,999 -134,968
1970 38,731 -1,311 785,554 -264,464
1969 37,764 34,301 753,088 -64,643
1968 37,840 37,031 787,621 -83,221
1967 40,070 34,734 854,554 -116,029
1966 40,905 32,869 989,279 -111,360
1965 43,463 18,981 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 48,429 19,377 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 51,456 19,405 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 51,903 18,981 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 52,284 18,016 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 51,640 16,740 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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