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

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The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,935,766 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,934,050 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 16.7 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.05% for Georgia vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has increased from 3.88M people to 3.93M (1.38% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Georgia vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia South Africa
2100 3,078,390 94,734,082
2099 3,095,962 94,523,360
2098 3,113,268 94,316,049
2097 3,130,535 94,125,043
2096 3,147,088 93,927,246
2095 3,163,140 93,719,451
2094 3,179,046 93,494,697
2093 3,194,797 93,267,274
2092 3,209,692 93,041,793
2091 3,224,841 92,793,249
2090 3,239,446 92,561,159
2089 3,254,302 92,322,396
2088 3,269,115 92,080,212
2087 3,284,011 91,833,409
2086 3,298,437 91,581,639
2085 3,313,192 91,352,906
2084 3,327,434 91,106,961
2083 3,341,286 90,845,161
2082 3,355,214 90,583,188
2081 3,368,911 90,313,417
2080 3,382,244 90,039,857
2079 3,396,024 89,770,116
2078 3,410,227 89,494,440
2077 3,424,676 89,217,520
2076 3,439,894 88,954,522
2075 3,455,072 88,681,719
2074 3,469,703 88,397,221
2073 3,484,340 88,118,589
2072 3,498,926 87,835,051
2071 3,513,371 87,509,098
2070 3,528,520 87,178,463
2069 3,544,057 86,870,660
2068 3,559,495 86,558,000
2067 3,575,004 86,237,764
2066 3,590,926 85,904,801
2065 3,607,114 85,573,984
2064 3,622,820 85,214,686
2063 3,637,969 84,845,370
2062 3,652,682 84,473,236
2061 3,666,528 84,103,016
2060 3,680,180 83,719,266
2059 3,693,482 83,325,330
2058 3,705,813 82,918,226
2057 3,717,709 82,508,742
2056 3,729,974 82,098,320
2055 3,741,446 81,669,191
2054 3,751,834 81,227,019
2053 3,762,225 80,789,939
2052 3,773,210 80,338,877
2051 3,782,880 79,858,310
2050 3,792,010 79,383,784
2049 3,800,334 78,897,472
2048 3,808,834 78,409,829
2047 3,816,936 77,894,547
2046 3,825,088 77,369,819
2045 3,832,457 76,852,544
2044 3,838,601 76,330,046
2043 3,844,640 75,800,788
2042 3,850,029 75,264,885
2041 3,855,284 74,721,871
2040 3,861,929 74,179,185
2039 3,867,567 73,636,894
2038 3,874,063 73,079,976
2037 3,880,743 72,506,991
2036 3,887,984 71,930,701
2035 3,894,028 71,337,219
2034 3,900,127 70,737,692
2033 3,905,266 70,128,299
2032 3,910,171 69,502,726
2031 3,915,886 68,865,544
2030 3,920,585 68,221,143
2029 3,925,124 67,549,189
2028 3,928,232 66,860,631
2027 3,931,570 66,166,759
2026 3,934,050 65,473,024
2025 3,935,766 64,747,319
2024 3,812,518 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 gained 206,545 people (a 5.54% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,792,010 people with a rank change from 129th to 135th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.7M people, while Georgia's population already peaked in 1993 at 4.91M people and is projected to decrease to 3.08M 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 3.23% 1.16%
2024 2.61% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Georgia grew by 3.23%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Georgia South Africa
Current population
3934050
65829368
Population rank 129/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.79%
One net population change
4.28 minutes
42.7 seconds
One birth every
12.2 minutes
26.7 seconds
One death every
11.6 minutes
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +338 +2,028
Annual growth/decline +123,248 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate +3.23% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 91/197
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 -2,085 1,745 591,618 166,972
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 65.5% of the population change in Georgia is from natural causes (a gain of 32,472 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a loss of 17,115 people). In South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 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
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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