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Population in Georgia compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 17.8 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Georgia vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia South Africa
2100 2,893,380 94,767,727
2099 2,909,896 94,556,931
2098 2,926,162 94,349,546
2097 2,942,392 94,158,472
2096 2,957,950 93,960,605
2095 2,973,037 93,752,736
2094 2,987,987 93,527,902
2093 3,002,791 93,300,398
2092 3,016,791 93,074,837
2091 3,031,030 92,826,204
2090 3,044,757 92,594,033
2089 3,058,720 92,355,184
2088 3,072,643 92,112,914
2087 3,086,644 91,866,024
2086 3,100,203 91,614,165
2085 3,114,071 91,385,350
2084 3,127,457 91,139,318
2083 3,140,476 90,877,425
2082 3,153,567 90,615,359
2081 3,166,441 90,345,492
2080 3,178,973 90,071,835
2079 3,191,924 89,801,998
2078 3,205,275 89,526,224
2077 3,218,855 89,249,206
2076 3,233,158 88,986,114
2075 3,247,424 88,713,215
2074 3,261,175 88,428,616
2073 3,274,933 88,149,885
2072 3,288,643 87,866,246
2071 3,302,219 87,540,177
2070 3,316,457 87,209,425
2069 3,331,061 86,901,512
2068 3,345,571 86,588,742
2067 3,360,149 86,268,392
2066 3,375,114 85,935,310
2065 3,390,328 85,604,376
2064 3,405,090 85,244,950
2063 3,419,329 84,875,503
2062 3,433,158 84,503,237
2061 3,446,172 84,132,885
2060 3,459,003 83,748,999
2059 3,471,505 83,354,923
2058 3,483,096 82,947,675
2057 3,494,277 82,538,045
2056 3,505,804 82,127,477
2055 3,516,587 81,698,196
2054 3,526,351 81,255,867
2053 3,536,117 80,818,632
2052 3,546,442 80,367,409
2051 3,555,531 79,886,672
2050 3,564,112 79,411,977
2049 3,571,936 78,925,493
2048 3,579,925 78,437,677
2047 3,587,540 77,922,211
2046 3,595,202 77,397,298
2045 3,602,128 76,879,838
2044 3,607,903 76,357,155
2043 3,613,579 75,827,709
2042 3,618,645 75,291,615
2041 3,623,583 74,748,408
2040 3,629,829 74,205,530
2039 3,635,128 73,663,047
2038 3,641,234 73,105,930
2037 3,647,513 72,532,742
2036 3,654,319 71,956,247
2035 3,659,999 71,362,555
2034 3,665,732 70,762,815
2033 3,670,561 70,153,205
2032 3,675,172 69,527,410
2031 3,680,543 68,890,002
2030 3,684,960 68,245,372
2029 3,689,226 67,573,179
2028 3,692,147 66,884,377
2027 3,695,285 66,190,258
2026 3,697,615 65,496,277
2025 3,699,228 64,770,314
2024 3,699,557 64,007,187
2023 3,715,483 63,212,384
2022 3,712,502 62,378,410
2021 3,708,610 61,502,603
2020 3,722,716 60,562,381
2019 3,720,161 59,587,885
2018 3,726,549 58,613,001
2017 3,728,004 57,635,162
2016 3,727,505 57,259,551
2015 3,725,276 56,723,537
2014 3,719,414 55,594,838
2013 3,717,668 54,678,791
2012 3,728,874 53,782,567
2011 3,756,441 52,995,205
2010 3,786,695 52,344,051
2009 3,814,419 51,728,516
2008 3,848,449 51,114,599
2007 3,860,158 50,528,584
2006 3,880,347 49,998,277
2005 3,902,469 49,490,033
2004 3,927,340 48,991,421
2003 3,951,736 48,500,348
2002 3,978,515 48,019,415
2001 4,014,373 47,566,800
2000 4,077,131 47,159,719
1999 4,157,192 46,730,335
1998 4,243,607 46,223,880
1997 4,349,913 45,666,838
1996 4,491,699 45,123,018
1995 4,657,722 44,541,554
1994 4,836,076 44,004,139
1993 4,911,100 43,297,156
1992 4,873,500 42,443,509
1991 4,835,900 41,687,898
1990 4,802,000 40,746,268
1989 4,803,300 39,628,575
1988 4,790,700 38,480,649
1987 4,743,500 37,326,190
1986 4,704,500 36,180,515
1985 4,662,900 35,042,093
1984 4,622,200 33,892,788
1983 4,582,900 32,739,304
1982 4,542,800 31,615,339
1981 4,504,500 30,541,044
1980 4,467,700 29,518,857
1979 4,430,200 28,634,162
1978 4,397,700 27,869,507
1977 4,372,100 27,118,952
1976 4,342,400 26,395,450
1975 4,311,200 25,690,940
1974 4,279,500 24,989,108
1973 4,242,500 24,294,263
1972 4,205,300 23,609,456
1971 4,163,000 22,942,143
1970 4,119,900 22,279,984
1969 4,080,300 21,614,676
1968 4,042,300 20,957,287
1967 4,005,800 20,314,066
1966 3,966,700 19,690,087
1965 3,921,600 19,089,380
1964 3,870,300 18,511,361
1963 3,816,100 17,954,564
1962 3,760,300 17,418,522
1961 3,703,600 16,908,035
1960 3,645,600 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.8M 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
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia South Africa
2100 -0.57% 0.22%
2099 -0.56% 0.22%
2098 -0.55% 0.2%
2097 -0.53% 0.21%
2096 -0.51% 0.22%
2095 -0.5% 0.24%
2094 -0.49% 0.24%
2093 -0.46% 0.24%
2092 -0.47% 0.27%
2091 -0.45% 0.25%
2090 -0.46% 0.26%
2089 -0.45% 0.26%
2088 -0.45% 0.27%
2087 -0.44% 0.27%
2086 -0.45% 0.25%
2085 -0.43% 0.27%
2084 -0.41% 0.29%
2083 -0.42% 0.29%
2082 -0.41% 0.3%
2081 -0.39% 0.3%
2080 -0.41% 0.3%
2079 -0.42% 0.31%
2078 -0.42% 0.31%
2077 -0.44% 0.3%
2076 -0.44% 0.31%
2075 -0.42% 0.32%
2074 -0.42% 0.32%
2073 -0.42% 0.32%
2072 -0.41% 0.37%
2071 -0.43% 0.38%
2070 -0.44% 0.35%
2069 -0.43% 0.36%
2068 -0.43% 0.37%
2067 -0.44% 0.39%
2066 -0.45% 0.39%
2065 -0.43% 0.42%
2064 -0.42% 0.44%
2063 -0.4% 0.44%
2062 -0.38% 0.44%
2061 -0.37% 0.46%
2060 -0.36% 0.47%
2059 -0.33% 0.49%
2058 -0.32% 0.5%
2057 -0.33% 0.5%
2056 -0.31% 0.53%
2055 -0.28% 0.54%
2054 -0.28% 0.54%
2053 -0.29% 0.56%
2052 -0.26% 0.6%
2051 -0.24% 0.6%
2050 -0.22% 0.62%
2049 -0.22% 0.62%
2048 -0.21% 0.66%
2047 -0.21% 0.68%
2046 -0.19% 0.67%
2045 -0.16% 0.68%
2044 -0.16% 0.7%
2043 -0.14% 0.71%
2042 -0.14% 0.73%
2041 -0.17% 0.73%
2040 -0.15% 0.74%
2039 -0.17% 0.76%
2038 -0.17% 0.79%
2037 -0.19% 0.8%
2036 -0.16% 0.83%
2035 -0.16% 0.85%
2034 -0.13% 0.87%
2033 -0.13% 0.9%
2032 -0.15% 0.93%
2031 -0.12% 0.94%
2030 -0.12% 0.99%
2029 -0.08% 1.03%
2028 -0.08% 1.05%
2027 -0.06% 1.06%
2026 -0.04% 1.12%
2025 -0.009% 1.19%
2024 -0.43% 1.26%
2023 0.08% 1.34%
2022 0.1% 1.42%
2021 -0.38% 1.55%
2020 0.07% 1.64%
2019 -0.17% 1.66%
2018 -0.04% 1.7%
2017 0.01% 0.66%
2016 0.06% 0.94%
2015 0.16% 2.03%
2014 0.05% 1.68%
2013 -0.3% 1.67%
2012 -0.73% 1.49%
2011 -0.8% 1.24%
2010 -0.73% 1.19%
2009 -0.88% 1.2%
2008 -0.3% 1.16%
2007 -0.52% 1.06%
2006 -0.57% 1.03%
2005 -0.63% 1.02%
2004 -0.62% 1.01%
2003 -0.67% 1%
2002 -0.89% 0.95%
2001 -1.54% 0.86%
2000 -1.93% 0.92%
1999 -2.04% 1.1%
1998 -2.44% 1.22%
1997 -3.16% 1.21%
1996 -3.56% 1.31%
1995 -3.69% 1.22%
1994 -1.53% 1.63%
1993 0.77% 2.01%
1992 0.78% 1.81%
1991 0.71% 2.31%
1990 -0.03% 2.82%
1989 0.26% 2.98%
1988 1% 3.09%
1987 0.83% 3.17%
1986 0.89% 3.25%
1985 0.88% 3.39%
1984 0.86% 3.52%
1983 0.88% 3.56%
1982 0.85% 3.52%
1981 0.82% 3.46%
1980 0.85% 3.09%
1979 0.74% 2.74%
1978 0.59% 2.77%
1977 0.68% 2.74%
1976 0.72% 2.74%
1975 0.74% 2.81%
1974 0.87% 2.86%
1973 0.88% 2.9%
1972 1.02% 2.91%
1971 1.05% 2.97%
1970 0.97% 3.08%
1969 0.94% 3.14%
1968 0.91% 3.17%
1967 0.99% 3.17%
1966 1.15% 3.15%
1965 1.33% 3.12%
1964 1.42% 3.1%
1963 1.48% 3.08%
1962 1.53% 3.02%
1961 1.59% 2.85%

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 South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Georgia South Africa
Current population
3697615
65683993
Population rank 131/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.79%
One net population change
33 minutes
39.7 seconds
One birth every
12.3 minutes
26.6 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline -44 +2,178
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 85/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 +146,370
Net migration rank 61/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 146,370
2024 - 1,745 - 166,972
2023 -1,282 2,003 602,793 228,222
2022 -2,224 26,999 603,636 233,284
2021 -9,127 -2,738 456,411 458,246
2020 335 -2,738 595,873 369,901
2019 5,606 -5,412 652,130 331,124
2018 8,407 -5,176 648,319 318,260
2017 8,391 -7,889 645,975 343,146
2016 11,346 -10,588 641,365 -879,235
2015 13,105 -13,321 668,771 641,150
2014 13,089 -16,047 674,754 272,697
2013 10,145 -40,117 652,427 232,230
2012 8,584 -39,290 643,723 264,091
2011 8,989 -37,847 601,708 65,166
2010 10,501 -36,608 566,834 68,563
2009 12,210 -32,757 554,115 41,528
2008 7,974 -32,463 595,332 36,869
2007 3,551 -32,142 503,567 36,339
2006 2,146 -31,729 487,584 33,159
2005 1,604 -31,216 464,464 31,286
2004 283 -30,614 442,540 58,924
2003 2,482 -31,075 415,018 65,604
2002 2,228 -58,531 430,926 50,313
2001 3,445 -110,969 484,801 -60,793
2000 4,681 -135,046 526,963 -136,794
1999 6,901 -131,768 594,643 -126,011
1998 9,823 -127,962 627,027 -82,722
1997 11,862 -133,250 667,969 -98,181
1996 18,304 -133,999 710,868 -193,007
1995 17,644 -130,201 743,488 -98,403
1994 17,279 -147,551 698,609 -268,849
1993 18,303 -154,788 789,220 194,977
1992 24,226 -121,647 794,415 -71,342
1991 32,932 -111,958 827,296 -39,131
1990 40,169 -108,969 835,421 259,718
1989 41,510 -85,690 884,629 255,605
1988 42,810 -12,189 909,221 246,382
1987 45,561 -10,966 922,330 231,009
1986 48,960 -14,123 903,644 234,378
1985 49,786 -15,208 893,889 244,940
1984 48,523 -12,920 869,011 290,789
1983 48,496 -10,906 837,013 310,172
1982 47,363 -12,363 807,550 293,195
1981 46,185 -12,822 767,833 279,985
1980 44,114 -12,593 738,415 258,127
1979 42,863 -14,281 716,541 56,323
1978 41,616 -9,755 694,341 62,121
1977 40,023 -8,213 680,929 63,739
1976 39,964 -8,952 675,011 27,333
1975 39,331 -9,605 667,862 38,809
1974 38,071 -10,261 658,438 38,518
1973 38,259 -10,763 651,596 41,125
1972 38,832 -11,097 638,754 38,163
1971 38,953 -10,997 624,761 32,961
1970 38,731 -1,311 605,102 61,514
1969 37,764 34,301 590,794 73,225
1968 37,840 37,031 571,841 78,932
1967 40,070 34,734 553,741 81,932
1966 40,905 32,869 534,862 77,417
1965 43,463 18,981 506,632 82,514
1964 48,429 19,377 490,606 76,298
1963 51,456 19,405 473,821 72,844
1962 51,903 18,981 455,634 69,771
1961 52,284 18,016 437,851 57,728
1960 51,640 16,740 421,263 18,891

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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

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
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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