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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 4.05 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Georgia vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Rwanda
2100 2,893,380 33,092,520
2099 2,909,896 32,987,847
2098 2,926,162 32,907,335
2097 2,942,392 32,832,706
2096 2,957,950 32,747,490
2095 2,973,037 32,615,044
2094 2,987,987 32,529,590
2093 3,002,791 32,396,544
2092 3,016,791 32,274,083
2091 3,031,030 32,171,077
2090 3,044,757 32,068,626
2089 3,058,720 31,872,593
2088 3,072,643 31,726,882
2087 3,086,644 31,533,364
2086 3,100,203 31,379,315
2085 3,114,071 31,235,000
2084 3,127,457 31,092,940
2083 3,140,476 30,917,707
2082 3,153,567 30,733,578
2081 3,166,441 30,557,819
2080 3,178,973 30,367,298
2079 3,191,924 30,176,627
2078 3,205,275 29,997,866
2077 3,218,855 29,800,561
2076 3,233,158 29,627,021
2075 3,247,424 29,423,503
2074 3,261,175 29,225,643
2073 3,274,933 29,007,777
2072 3,288,643 28,780,763
2071 3,302,219 28,560,382
2070 3,316,457 28,316,533
2069 3,331,061 28,103,541
2068 3,345,571 27,854,906
2067 3,360,149 27,591,747
2066 3,375,114 27,355,659
2065 3,390,328 27,084,704
2064 3,405,090 26,821,315
2063 3,419,329 26,543,184
2062 3,433,158 26,296,132
2061 3,446,172 25,985,356
2060 3,459,003 25,712,904
2059 3,471,505 25,437,446
2058 3,483,096 25,106,242
2057 3,494,277 24,837,928
2056 3,505,804 24,566,784
2055 3,516,587 24,266,669
2054 3,526,351 23,976,914
2053 3,536,117 23,690,426
2052 3,546,442 23,406,346
2051 3,555,531 23,099,207
2050 3,564,112 22,800,250
2049 3,571,936 22,484,698
2048 3,579,925 22,157,938
2047 3,587,540 21,834,786
2046 3,595,202 21,540,566
2045 3,602,128 21,215,262
2044 3,607,903 20,902,695
2043 3,613,579 20,535,605
2042 3,618,645 20,201,608
2041 3,623,583 19,832,577
2040 3,629,829 19,463,015
2039 3,635,128 19,096,860
2038 3,641,234 18,761,626
2037 3,647,513 18,421,864
2036 3,654,319 18,116,691
2035 3,659,999 17,753,910
2034 3,665,732 17,421,234
2033 3,670,561 17,089,349
2032 3,675,172 16,811,505
2031 3,680,543 16,485,559
2030 3,684,960 16,167,916
2029 3,689,226 15,858,862
2028 3,692,147 15,544,959
2027 3,695,285 15,207,733
2026 3,697,615 14,888,776
2025 3,699,228 14,560,205
2024 3,699,557 14,256,567
2023 3,715,483 13,954,471
2022 3,712,502 13,651,030
2021 3,708,610 13,355,260
2020 3,722,716 13,065,837
2019 3,720,161 12,776,103
2018 3,726,549 12,487,996
2017 3,728,004 12,202,060
2016 3,727,505 11,919,183
2015 3,725,276 11,640,022
2014 3,719,414 11,364,757
2013 3,717,668 11,093,340
2012 3,728,874 10,829,901
2011 3,756,441 10,573,733
2010 3,786,695 10,317,553
2009 3,814,419 10,060,432
2008 3,848,449 9,804,269
2007 3,860,158 9,549,933
2006 3,880,347 9,299,246
2005 3,902,469 9,054,528
2004 3,927,340 8,816,844
2003 3,951,736 8,586,875
2002 3,978,515 8,400,180
2001 4,014,373 8,287,094
2000 4,077,131 8,213,931
1999 4,157,192 8,147,912
1998 4,243,607 8,081,681
1997 4,349,913 7,755,238
1996 4,491,699 6,708,764
1995 4,657,722 5,674,118
1994 4,836,076 6,792,352
1993 4,911,100 7,981,132
1992 4,873,500 7,683,266
1991 4,835,900 7,526,966
1990 4,802,000 7,375,307
1989 4,803,300 7,184,706
1988 4,790,700 6,968,071
1987 4,743,500 6,749,493
1986 4,704,500 6,531,881
1985 4,662,900 6,317,228
1984 4,622,200 6,107,627
1983 4,582,900 5,905,311
1982 4,542,800 5,711,549
1981 4,504,500 5,527,230
1980 4,467,700 5,353,259
1979 4,430,200 5,189,541
1978 4,397,700 5,035,171
1977 4,372,100 4,888,240
1976 4,342,400 4,745,954
1975 4,311,200 4,607,728
1974 4,279,500 4,474,228
1973 4,242,500 4,345,047
1972 4,205,300 4,220,335
1971 4,163,000 4,100,044
1970 4,119,900 3,980,669
1969 4,080,300 3,861,271
1968 4,042,300 3,744,010
1967 4,005,800 3,629,577
1966 3,966,700 3,521,626
1965 3,921,600 3,423,210
1964 3,870,300 3,334,834
1963 3,816,100 3,258,890
1962 3,760,300 3,186,025
1961 3,703,600 3,106,779
1960 3,645,600 3,022,294

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/georgia/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Rwanda
2100 -0.57% 0.32%
2099 -0.56% 0.24%
2098 -0.55% 0.23%
2097 -0.53% 0.26%
2096 -0.51% 0.41%
2095 -0.5% 0.26%
2094 -0.49% 0.41%
2093 -0.46% 0.38%
2092 -0.47% 0.32%
2091 -0.45% 0.32%
2090 -0.46% 0.62%
2089 -0.45% 0.46%
2088 -0.45% 0.61%
2087 -0.44% 0.49%
2086 -0.45% 0.46%
2085 -0.43% 0.46%
2084 -0.41% 0.57%
2083 -0.42% 0.6%
2082 -0.41% 0.58%
2081 -0.39% 0.63%
2080 -0.41% 0.63%
2079 -0.42% 0.6%
2078 -0.42% 0.66%
2077 -0.44% 0.59%
2076 -0.44% 0.69%
2075 -0.42% 0.68%
2074 -0.42% 0.75%
2073 -0.42% 0.79%
2072 -0.41% 0.77%
2071 -0.43% 0.86%
2070 -0.44% 0.76%
2069 -0.43% 0.89%
2068 -0.43% 0.95%
2067 -0.44% 0.86%
2066 -0.45% 1%
2065 -0.43% 0.98%
2064 -0.42% 1.05%
2063 -0.4% 0.94%
2062 -0.38% 1.2%
2061 -0.37% 1.06%
2060 -0.36% 1.08%
2059 -0.33% 1.32%
2058 -0.32% 1.08%
2057 -0.33% 1.1%
2056 -0.31% 1.24%
2055 -0.28% 1.21%
2054 -0.28% 1.21%
2053 -0.29% 1.21%
2052 -0.26% 1.33%
2051 -0.24% 1.31%
2050 -0.22% 1.4%
2049 -0.22% 1.47%
2048 -0.21% 1.48%
2047 -0.21% 1.37%
2046 -0.19% 1.53%
2045 -0.16% 1.5%
2044 -0.16% 1.79%
2043 -0.14% 1.65%
2042 -0.14% 1.86%
2041 -0.17% 1.9%
2040 -0.15% 1.92%
2039 -0.17% 1.79%
2038 -0.17% 1.84%
2037 -0.19% 1.68%
2036 -0.16% 2.04%
2035 -0.16% 1.91%
2034 -0.13% 1.94%
2033 -0.13% 1.65%
2032 -0.15% 1.98%
2031 -0.12% 1.96%
2030 -0.12% 1.95%
2029 -0.08% 2.02%
2028 -0.08% 2.22%
2027 -0.06% 2.14%
2026 -0.04% 2.26%
2025 -0.009% 2.13%
2024 -0.43% 2.16%
2023 0.08% 2.22%
2022 0.1% 2.21%
2021 -0.38% 2.22%
2020 0.07% 2.27%
2019 -0.17% 2.31%
2018 -0.04% 2.34%
2017 0.01% 2.37%
2016 0.06% 2.4%
2015 0.16% 2.42%
2014 0.05% 2.45%
2013 -0.3% 2.43%
2012 -0.73% 2.42%
2011 -0.8% 2.48%
2010 -0.73% 2.56%
2009 -0.88% 2.61%
2008 -0.3% 2.66%
2007 -0.52% 2.7%
2006 -0.57% 2.7%
2005 -0.63% 2.7%
2004 -0.62% 2.68%
2003 -0.67% 2.22%
2002 -0.89% 1.36%
2001 -1.54% 0.89%
2000 -1.93% 0.81%
1999 -2.04% 0.82%
1998 -2.44% 4.21%
1997 -3.16% 15.6%
1996 -3.56% 18.2%
1995 -3.69% -16.5%
1994 -1.53% -14.9%
1993 0.77% 3.88%
1992 0.78% 2.08%
1991 0.71% 2.06%
1990 -0.03% 2.65%
1989 0.26% 3.11%
1988 1% 3.24%
1987 0.83% 3.33%
1986 0.89% 3.4%
1985 0.88% 3.43%
1984 0.86% 3.43%
1983 0.88% 3.39%
1982 0.85% 3.33%
1981 0.82% 3.25%
1980 0.85% 3.15%
1979 0.74% 3.07%
1978 0.59% 3.01%
1977 0.68% 3%
1976 0.72% 3%
1975 0.74% 2.98%
1974 0.87% 2.97%
1973 0.88% 2.96%
1972 1.02% 2.93%
1971 1.05% 3%
1970 0.97% 3.09%
1969 0.94% 3.13%
1968 0.91% 3.15%
1967 0.99% 3.07%
1966 1.15% 2.87%
1965 1.33% 2.65%
1964 1.42% 2.33%
1963 1.48% 2.29%
1962 1.53% 2.55%
1961 1.59% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Georgia Rwanda
Current population
3697615
14975051
Population rank 131/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.18%
One net population change
33 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +828
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 45/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +1,283 +6,282
Net migration rank 61/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 6,282
2024 - 1,745 - -15,582
2023 -1,282 2,003 312,762 -9,001
2022 -2,224 26,999 312,145 -9,001
2021 -9,127 -2,738 309,895 -21,492
2020 335 -2,738 312,692 -22,251
2019 5,606 -5,412 313,525 -24,492
2018 8,407 -5,176 312,512 -25,323
2017 8,391 -7,889 310,323 -25,634
2016 11,346 -10,588 305,549 -24,474
2015 13,105 -13,321 299,114 -21,862
2014 13,089 -16,047 292,779 -19,505
2013 10,145 -40,117 286,331 -16,779
2012 8,584 -39,290 282,584 -25,260
2011 8,989 -37,847 282,922 -27,915
2010 10,501 -36,608 286,848 -29,501
2009 12,210 -32,757 287,034 -30,128
2008 7,974 -32,463 287,334 -31,913
2007 3,551 -32,142 285,791 -32,537
2006 2,146 -31,729 282,149 -34,008
2005 1,604 -31,216 275,121 -33,830
2004 283 -30,614 265,273 -31,214
2003 2,482 -31,075 251,243 -25,355
2002 2,228 -58,531 239,036 -91,518
2001 3,445 -110,969 230,845 -152,197
2000 4,681 -135,046 221,276 -153,588
1999 6,901 -131,768 210,518 -146,162
1998 9,823 -127,962 197,185 -129,089
1997 11,862 -133,250 174,687 410,106
1996 18,304 -133,999 140,455 1,367,700
1995 17,644 -130,201 121,137 439,995
1994 17,279 -147,551 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 18,303 -154,788 183,926 236,110
1992 24,226 -121,647 188,025 -12,334
1991 32,932 -111,958 196,431 -59,519
1990 40,169 -108,969 207,895 -41,483
1989 41,510 -85,690 217,632 -2,826
1988 42,810 -12,189 223,759 -5,285
1987 45,561 -10,966 225,744 -7,062
1986 48,960 -14,123 225,526 -8,982
1985 49,786 -15,208 223,794 -11,031
1984 48,523 -12,920 219,337 -12,899
1983 48,496 -10,906 212,750 -14,560
1982 47,363 -12,363 205,147 -15,818
1981 46,185 -12,822 195,769 -16,453
1980 44,114 -12,593 184,988 -16,359
1979 42,863 -14,281 174,477 -15,669
1978 41,616 -9,755 163,779 -13,838
1977 40,023 -8,213 155,011 -11,084
1976 39,964 -8,952 147,665 -7,027
1975 39,331 -9,605 140,596 -4,791
1974 38,071 -10,261 135,743 -4,535
1973 38,259 -10,763 131,021 -3,862
1972 38,832 -11,097 126,403 -4,156
1971 38,953 -10,997 122,567 -4,230
1970 38,731 -1,311 119,273 1,149
1969 37,764 34,301 115,394 2,983
1968 37,840 37,031 111,422 4,728
1967 40,070 34,734 108,053 4,655
1966 40,905 32,869 105,128 -1,930
1965 43,463 18,981 103,422 -9,774
1964 48,429 19,377 102,562 -19,458
1963 51,456 19,405 94,296 -25,524
1962 51,903 18,981 102,548 -25,594
1961 52,284 18,016 102,051 -20,508
1960 51,640 16,740 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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