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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 5.55 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Georgia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Somalia
2100 2,893,380 68,384,185
2099 2,909,896 68,040,371
2098 2,926,162 67,702,230
2097 2,942,392 67,362,336
2096 2,957,950 66,972,933
2095 2,973,037 66,585,659
2094 2,987,987 66,179,819
2093 3,002,791 65,760,590
2092 3,016,791 65,324,261
2091 3,031,030 64,852,843
2090 3,044,757 64,362,727
2089 3,058,720 63,922,797
2088 3,072,643 63,464,036
2087 3,086,644 62,987,028
2086 3,100,203 62,447,029
2085 3,114,071 61,873,597
2084 3,127,457 61,318,916
2083 3,140,476 60,761,800
2082 3,153,567 60,187,980
2081 3,166,441 59,676,722
2080 3,178,973 59,100,915
2079 3,191,924 58,477,428
2078 3,205,275 57,852,528
2077 3,218,855 57,211,821
2076 3,233,158 56,602,463
2075 3,247,424 56,005,600
2074 3,261,175 55,330,165
2073 3,274,933 54,651,918
2072 3,288,643 53,978,548
2071 3,302,219 53,284,016
2070 3,316,457 52,573,210
2069 3,331,061 51,878,214
2068 3,345,571 51,197,653
2067 3,360,149 50,493,028
2066 3,375,114 49,779,172
2065 3,390,328 49,024,665
2064 3,405,090 48,265,876
2063 3,419,329 47,522,361
2062 3,433,158 46,785,920
2061 3,446,172 46,037,526
2060 3,459,003 45,220,507
2059 3,471,505 44,397,936
2058 3,483,096 43,659,021
2057 3,494,277 42,897,422
2056 3,505,804 42,121,542
2055 3,516,587 41,318,179
2054 3,526,351 40,513,141
2053 3,536,117 39,744,995
2052 3,546,442 38,992,177
2051 3,555,531 38,228,872
2050 3,564,112 37,471,735
2049 3,571,936 36,739,905
2048 3,579,925 35,984,999
2047 3,587,540 35,218,863
2046 3,595,202 34,462,403
2045 3,602,128 33,717,596
2044 3,607,903 32,977,674
2043 3,613,579 32,247,710
2042 3,618,645 31,537,272
2041 3,623,583 30,794,853
2040 3,629,829 30,032,324
2039 3,635,128 29,312,883
2038 3,641,234 28,583,386
2037 3,647,513 27,838,646
2036 3,654,319 27,114,453
2035 3,659,999 26,385,421
2034 3,665,732 25,687,629
2033 3,670,561 25,018,509
2032 3,675,172 24,338,597
2031 3,680,543 23,657,353
2030 3,684,960 22,965,742
2029 3,689,226 22,299,610
2028 3,692,147 21,651,582
2027 3,695,285 20,991,860
2026 3,697,615 20,322,668
2025 3,699,228 19,666,990
2024 3,699,557 19,009,151
2023 3,715,483 18,358,615
2022 3,712,502 17,801,897
2021 3,708,610 17,271,431
2020 3,722,716 16,651,191
2019 3,720,161 16,030,971
2018 3,726,549 15,452,487
2017 3,728,004 14,916,629
2016 3,727,505 14,348,740
2015 3,725,276 13,806,963
2014 3,719,414 13,339,491
2013 3,717,668 12,869,594
2012 3,728,874 12,461,160
2011 3,756,441 12,348,830
2010 3,786,695 12,261,756
2009 3,814,419 11,961,201
2008 3,848,449 11,663,084
2007 3,860,158 11,322,582
2006 3,880,347 10,975,502
2005 3,902,469 10,644,228
2004 3,927,340 10,280,998
2003 3,951,736 9,909,157
2002 3,978,515 9,550,063
2001 4,014,373 9,198,493
2000 4,077,131 8,838,713
1999 4,157,192 8,492,059
1998 4,243,607 8,155,417
1997 4,349,913 7,824,525
1996 4,491,699 7,554,474
1995 4,657,722 7,285,007
1994 4,836,076 7,026,797
1993 4,911,100 6,681,399
1992 4,873,500 6,495,107
1991 4,835,900 6,813,760
1990 4,802,000 7,082,811
1989 4,803,300 7,114,817
1988 4,790,700 7,235,360
1987 4,743,500 7,228,302
1986 4,704,500 6,974,788
1985 4,662,900 6,693,289
1984 4,622,200 6,428,389
1983 4,582,900 6,198,430
1982 4,542,800 6,003,840
1981 4,504,500 5,982,849
1980 4,467,700 5,936,154
1979 4,430,200 5,449,117
1978 4,397,700 4,814,892
1977 4,372,100 4,484,050
1976 4,342,400 4,365,812
1975 4,311,200 4,257,535
1974 4,279,500 4,151,842
1973 4,242,500 4,045,592
1972 4,205,300 3,939,436
1971 4,163,000 3,837,691
1970 4,119,900 3,738,448
1969 4,080,300 3,641,015
1968 4,042,300 3,546,590
1967 4,005,800 3,454,537
1966 3,966,700 3,365,106
1965 3,921,600 3,277,874
1964 3,870,300 3,192,796
1963 3,816,100 3,110,361
1962 3,760,300 3,030,091
1961 3,703,600 2,952,054
1960 3,645,600 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Somalia
2100 -0.57% 0.51%
2099 -0.56% 0.5%
2098 -0.55% 0.5%
2097 -0.53% 0.58%
2096 -0.51% 0.58%
2095 -0.5% 0.61%
2094 -0.49% 0.64%
2093 -0.46% 0.67%
2092 -0.47% 0.73%
2091 -0.45% 0.76%
2090 -0.46% 0.69%
2089 -0.45% 0.72%
2088 -0.45% 0.76%
2087 -0.44% 0.86%
2086 -0.45% 0.93%
2085 -0.43% 0.9%
2084 -0.41% 0.92%
2083 -0.42% 0.95%
2082 -0.41% 0.86%
2081 -0.39% 0.97%
2080 -0.41% 1.07%
2079 -0.42% 1.08%
2078 -0.42% 1.12%
2077 -0.44% 1.08%
2076 -0.44% 1.07%
2075 -0.42% 1.22%
2074 -0.42% 1.24%
2073 -0.42% 1.25%
2072 -0.41% 1.3%
2071 -0.43% 1.35%
2070 -0.44% 1.34%
2069 -0.43% 1.33%
2068 -0.43% 1.4%
2067 -0.44% 1.43%
2066 -0.45% 1.54%
2065 -0.43% 1.57%
2064 -0.42% 1.56%
2063 -0.4% 1.57%
2062 -0.38% 1.63%
2061 -0.37% 1.81%
2060 -0.36% 1.85%
2059 -0.33% 1.69%
2058 -0.32% 1.78%
2057 -0.33% 1.84%
2056 -0.31% 1.94%
2055 -0.28% 1.99%
2054 -0.28% 1.93%
2053 -0.29% 1.93%
2052 -0.26% 2%
2051 -0.24% 2.02%
2050 -0.22% 1.99%
2049 -0.22% 2.1%
2048 -0.21% 2.18%
2047 -0.21% 2.2%
2046 -0.19% 2.21%
2045 -0.16% 2.24%
2044 -0.16% 2.26%
2043 -0.14% 2.25%
2042 -0.14% 2.41%
2041 -0.17% 2.54%
2040 -0.15% 2.45%
2039 -0.17% 2.55%
2038 -0.17% 2.68%
2037 -0.19% 2.67%
2036 -0.16% 2.76%
2035 -0.16% 2.72%
2034 -0.13% 2.67%
2033 -0.13% 2.79%
2032 -0.15% 2.88%
2031 -0.12% 3.01%
2030 -0.12% 2.99%
2029 -0.08% 2.99%
2028 -0.08% 3.14%
2027 -0.06% 3.29%
2026 -0.04% 3.33%
2025 -0.009% 3.46%
2024 -0.43% 3.54%
2023 0.08% 3.13%
2022 0.1% 3.07%
2021 -0.38% 3.72%
2020 0.07% 3.87%
2019 -0.17% 3.74%
2018 -0.04% 3.59%
2017 0.01% 3.96%
2016 0.06% 3.92%
2015 0.16% 3.5%
2014 0.05% 3.65%
2013 -0.3% 3.28%
2012 -0.73% 0.91%
2011 -0.8% 0.71%
2010 -0.73% 2.51%
2009 -0.88% 2.56%
2008 -0.3% 3.01%
2007 -0.52% 3.16%
2006 -0.57% 3.11%
2005 -0.63% 3.53%
2004 -0.62% 3.75%
2003 -0.67% 3.76%
2002 -0.89% 3.82%
2001 -1.54% 4.07%
2000 -1.93% 4.08%
1999 -2.04% 4.13%
1998 -2.44% 4.23%
1997 -3.16% 3.57%
1996 -3.56% 3.7%
1995 -3.69% 3.67%
1994 -1.53% 5.17%
1993 0.77% 2.87%
1992 0.78% -4.68%
1991 0.71% -3.8%
1990 -0.03% -0.45%
1989 0.26% -1.67%
1988 1% 0.1%
1987 0.83% 3.63%
1986 0.89% 4.21%
1985 0.88% 4.12%
1984 0.86% 3.71%
1983 0.88% 3.24%
1982 0.85% 0.35%
1981 0.82% 0.79%
1980 0.85% 8.94%
1979 0.74% 13.2%
1978 0.59% 7.38%
1977 0.68% 2.71%
1976 0.72% 2.54%
1975 0.74% 2.55%
1974 0.87% 2.63%
1973 0.88% 2.69%
1972 1.02% 2.65%
1971 1.05% 2.65%
1970 0.97% 2.68%
1969 0.94% 2.66%
1968 0.91% 2.66%
1967 0.99% 2.66%
1966 1.15% 2.66%
1965 1.33% 2.66%
1964 1.42% 2.65%
1963 1.48% 2.65%
1962 1.53% 2.64%
1961 1.59% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Georgia declined by 0.43%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Georgia Somalia
Current population
3697615
20503678
Population rank 131/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.25%
One net population change
33 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
12.3 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 8/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +12,077
Net migration rank 61/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 12,077
2024 - 1,745 - 26,859
2023 -1,282 2,003 608,203 46,217
2022 -2,224 26,999 551,450 -92,434
2021 -9,127 -2,738 566,399 35,506
2020 335 -2,738 561,311 77,259
2019 5,606 -5,412 548,756 53,124
2018 8,407 -5,176 514,244 40,844
2017 8,391 -7,889 478,556 38,067
2016 11,346 -10,588 495,132 124,017
2015 13,105 -13,321 481,573 -17,178
2014 13,089 -16,047 464,481 6,065
2013 10,145 -40,117 448,518 20,723
2012 8,584 -39,290 399,468 -51,833
2011 8,989 -37,847 203,213 -326,192
2010 10,501 -36,608 385,571 -88,448
2009 12,210 -32,757 405,784 -101,795
2008 7,974 -32,463 394,258 -102,035
2007 3,551 -32,142 380,303 8,476
2006 2,146 -31,729 372,597 -67,200
2005 1,604 -31,216 363,117 -5,955
2004 283 -30,614 351,959 17,353
2003 2,482 -31,075 341,192 33,174
2002 2,228 -58,531 331,215 12,603
2001 3,445 -110,969 319,059 40,274
2000 4,681 -135,046 306,651 53,580
1999 6,901 -131,768 295,523 37,548
1998 9,823 -127,962 284,779 55,426
1997 11,862 -133,250 271,894 49,692
1996 18,304 -133,999 264,807 -46,291
1995 17,644 -130,201 254,509 65,888
1994 17,279 -147,551 246,950 -50,921
1993 18,303 -154,788 232,960 261,815
1992 24,226 -121,647 57,495 -179,675
1991 32,932 -111,958 53,052 -568,166
1990 40,169 -108,969 225,162 -248,155
1989 41,510 -85,690 225,255 -266,281
1988 42,810 -12,189 215,599 -415,660
1987 45,561 -10,966 231,580 -17,391
1986 48,960 -14,123 218,416 74,424
1985 49,786 -15,208 207,960 62,183
1984 48,523 -12,920 199,017 60,630
1983 48,496 -10,906 190,775 9,505
1982 47,363 -12,363 182,793 6,115
1981 46,185 -12,822 185,211 -332,129
1980 44,114 -12,593 174,790 65,519
1979 42,863 -14,281 151,016 582,746
1978 41,616 -9,755 132,689 402,005
1977 40,023 -8,213 124,818 2,170
1976 39,964 -8,952 113,319 -3,831
1975 39,331 -9,605 108,998 -1,934
1974 38,071 -10,261 104,813 -495
1973 38,259 -10,763 108,038 143
1972 38,832 -11,097 104,493 -351
1971 38,953 -10,997 101,196 -1,850
1970 38,731 -1,311 98,025 1,104
1969 37,764 34,301 95,045 690
1968 37,840 37,031 92,208 906
1967 40,070 34,734 89,497 1,498
1966 40,905 32,869 86,930 941
1965 43,463 18,981 84,448 2,142
1964 48,429 19,377 82,042 1,518
1963 51,456 19,405 79,859 1,449
1962 51,903 18,981 77,737 1,496
1961 52,284 18,016 75,513 1,336
1960 51,640 16,740 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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