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Population in Georgia compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 6 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Georgia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Sri Lanka
2100 2,893,380 20,270,496
2099 2,909,896 20,383,669
2098 2,926,162 20,498,567
2097 2,942,392 20,611,123
2096 2,957,950 20,723,560
2095 2,973,037 20,834,629
2094 2,987,987 20,943,809
2093 3,002,791 21,052,131
2092 3,016,791 21,158,833
2091 3,031,030 21,263,961
2090 3,044,757 21,371,263
2089 3,058,720 21,475,426
2088 3,072,643 21,577,177
2087 3,086,644 21,677,510
2086 3,100,203 21,777,420
2085 3,114,071 21,876,464
2084 3,127,457 21,970,336
2083 3,140,476 22,062,801
2082 3,153,567 22,151,745
2081 3,166,441 22,240,834
2080 3,178,973 22,326,555
2079 3,191,924 22,411,438
2078 3,205,275 22,489,772
2077 3,218,855 22,565,028
2076 3,233,158 22,637,463
2075 3,247,424 22,707,112
2074 3,261,175 22,778,489
2073 3,274,933 22,844,703
2072 3,288,643 22,905,707
2071 3,302,219 22,964,866
2070 3,316,457 23,022,515
2069 3,331,061 23,076,310
2068 3,345,571 23,129,541
2067 3,360,149 23,184,596
2066 3,375,114 23,234,419
2065 3,390,328 23,285,901
2064 3,405,090 23,331,390
2063 3,419,329 23,372,184
2062 3,433,158 23,409,522
2061 3,446,172 23,441,893
2060 3,459,003 23,474,032
2059 3,471,505 23,502,132
2058 3,483,096 23,528,076
2057 3,494,277 23,550,580
2056 3,505,804 23,570,923
2055 3,516,587 23,582,432
2054 3,526,351 23,591,414
2053 3,536,117 23,601,371
2052 3,546,442 23,605,361
2051 3,555,531 23,606,194
2050 3,564,112 23,603,330
2049 3,571,936 23,597,604
2048 3,579,925 23,587,307
2047 3,587,540 23,570,881
2046 3,595,202 23,547,409
2045 3,602,128 23,515,133
2044 3,607,903 23,483,546
2043 3,613,579 23,446,242
2042 3,618,645 23,404,983
2041 3,623,583 23,357,358
2040 3,629,829 23,306,148
2039 3,635,128 23,248,341
2038 3,641,234 23,187,512
2037 3,647,513 23,120,775
2036 3,654,319 23,053,427
2035 3,659,999 22,981,808
2034 3,665,732 22,906,587
2033 3,670,561 22,826,414
2032 3,675,172 22,742,267
2031 3,680,543 22,655,907
2030 3,684,960 22,564,038
2029 3,689,226 22,470,759
2028 3,692,147 22,370,999
2027 3,695,285 22,266,017
2026 3,697,615 22,155,543
2025 3,699,228 22,039,908
2024 3,699,557 21,916,000
2023 3,715,483 22,037,000
2022 3,712,502 22,181,000
2021 3,708,610 22,156,000
2020 3,722,716 21,919,000
2019 3,720,161 21,803,000
2018 3,726,549 21,670,000
2017 3,728,004 21,453,000
2016 3,727,505 21,209,000
2015 3,725,276 20,970,000
2014 3,719,414 20,778,000
2013 3,717,668 20,585,000
2012 3,728,874 21,169,458
2011 3,756,441 21,009,048
2010 3,786,695 20,879,089
2009 3,814,419 20,756,435
2008 3,848,449 20,629,378
2007 3,860,158 20,492,545
2006 3,880,347 20,352,411
2005 3,902,469 20,216,524
2004 3,927,340 20,087,605
2003 3,951,736 19,951,521
2002 3,978,515 19,805,752
2001 4,014,373 19,600,362
2000 4,077,131 19,293,054
1999 4,157,192 18,944,731
1998 4,243,607 18,596,003
1997 4,349,913 18,248,200
1996 4,491,699 17,905,018
1995 4,657,722 17,564,068
1994 4,836,076 17,275,773
1993 4,911,100 17,025,918
1992 4,873,500 16,739,284
1991 4,835,900 16,475,354
1990 4,802,000 16,352,458
1989 4,803,300 16,248,557
1988 4,790,700 16,078,621
1987 4,743,500 15,916,576
1986 4,704,500 15,731,256
1985 4,662,900 15,544,154
1984 4,622,200 15,441,860
1983 4,582,900 15,388,794
1982 4,542,800 15,286,567
1981 4,504,500 15,099,414
1980 4,467,700 14,847,974
1979 4,430,200 14,579,614
1978 4,397,700 14,310,128
1977 4,372,100 14,049,371
1976 4,342,400 13,796,770
1975 4,311,200 13,548,984
1974 4,279,500 13,305,693
1973 4,242,500 13,060,916
1972 4,205,300 12,809,205
1971 4,163,000 12,551,910
1970 4,119,900 12,287,110
1969 4,080,300 12,013,858
1968 4,042,300 11,736,088
1967 4,005,800 11,457,328
1966 3,966,700 11,183,928
1965 3,921,600 10,916,965
1964 3,870,300 10,653,397
1963 3,816,100 10,395,040
1962 3,760,300 10,143,754
1961 3,703,600 9,899,372
1960 3,645,600 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Sri Lanka
2100 -0.57% -0.56%
2099 -0.56% -0.56%
2098 -0.55% -0.55%
2097 -0.53% -0.54%
2096 -0.51% -0.53%
2095 -0.5% -0.52%
2094 -0.49% -0.51%
2093 -0.46% -0.5%
2092 -0.47% -0.49%
2091 -0.45% -0.5%
2090 -0.46% -0.49%
2089 -0.45% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.46%
2087 -0.44% -0.46%
2086 -0.45% -0.45%
2085 -0.43% -0.43%
2084 -0.41% -0.42%
2083 -0.42% -0.4%
2082 -0.41% -0.4%
2081 -0.39% -0.38%
2080 -0.41% -0.38%
2079 -0.42% -0.35%
2078 -0.42% -0.33%
2077 -0.44% -0.32%
2076 -0.44% -0.31%
2075 -0.42% -0.31%
2074 -0.42% -0.29%
2073 -0.42% -0.27%
2072 -0.41% -0.26%
2071 -0.43% -0.25%
2070 -0.44% -0.23%
2069 -0.43% -0.23%
2068 -0.43% -0.24%
2067 -0.44% -0.21%
2066 -0.45% -0.22%
2065 -0.43% -0.19%
2064 -0.42% -0.17%
2063 -0.4% -0.16%
2062 -0.38% -0.14%
2061 -0.37% -0.14%
2060 -0.36% -0.12%
2059 -0.33% -0.11%
2058 -0.32% -0.1%
2057 -0.33% -0.09%
2056 -0.31% -0.05%
2055 -0.28% -0.04%
2054 -0.28% -0.04%
2053 -0.29% -0.02%
2052 -0.26% -0.004%
2051 -0.24% 0.01%
2050 -0.22% 0.02%
2049 -0.22% 0.04%
2048 -0.21% 0.07%
2047 -0.21% 0.1%
2046 -0.19% 0.14%
2045 -0.16% 0.13%
2044 -0.16% 0.16%
2043 -0.14% 0.18%
2042 -0.14% 0.2%
2041 -0.17% 0.22%
2040 -0.15% 0.25%
2039 -0.17% 0.26%
2038 -0.17% 0.29%
2037 -0.19% 0.29%
2036 -0.16% 0.31%
2035 -0.16% 0.33%
2034 -0.13% 0.35%
2033 -0.13% 0.37%
2032 -0.15% 0.38%
2031 -0.12% 0.41%
2030 -0.12% 0.42%
2029 -0.08% 0.45%
2028 -0.08% 0.47%
2027 -0.06% 0.5%
2026 -0.04% 0.52%
2025 -0.009% 0.57%
2024 -0.43% -0.55%
2023 0.08% -0.65%
2022 0.1% 0.11%
2021 -0.38% 1.08%
2020 0.07% 0.53%
2019 -0.17% 0.61%
2018 -0.04% 1.01%
2017 0.01% 1.15%
2016 0.06% 1.14%
2015 0.16% 0.92%
2014 0.05% 0.94%
2013 -0.3% -2.76%
2012 -0.73% 0.76%
2011 -0.8% 0.62%
2010 -0.73% 0.59%
2009 -0.88% 0.62%
2008 -0.3% 0.67%
2007 -0.52% 0.69%
2006 -0.57% 0.67%
2005 -0.63% 0.64%
2004 -0.62% 0.68%
2003 -0.67% 0.74%
2002 -0.89% 1.05%
2001 -1.54% 1.59%
2000 -1.93% 1.84%
1999 -2.04% 1.88%
1998 -2.44% 1.91%
1997 -3.16% 1.92%
1996 -3.56% 1.94%
1995 -3.69% 1.67%
1994 -1.53% 1.47%
1993 0.77% 1.71%
1992 0.78% 1.6%
1991 0.71% 0.75%
1990 -0.03% 0.64%
1989 0.26% 1.06%
1988 1% 1.02%
1987 0.83% 1.18%
1986 0.89% 1.2%
1985 0.88% 0.66%
1984 0.86% 0.34%
1983 0.88% 0.67%
1982 0.85% 1.24%
1981 0.82% 1.69%
1980 0.85% 1.84%
1979 0.74% 1.88%
1978 0.59% 1.86%
1977 0.68% 1.83%
1976 0.72% 1.83%
1975 0.74% 1.83%
1974 0.87% 1.87%
1973 0.88% 1.97%
1972 1.02% 2.05%
1971 1.05% 2.16%
1970 0.97% 2.27%
1969 0.94% 2.37%
1968 0.91% 2.43%
1967 0.99% 2.44%
1966 1.15% 2.45%
1965 1.33% 2.47%
1964 1.42% 2.49%
1963 1.48% 2.48%
1962 1.53% 2.47%
1961 1.59% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Georgia Sri Lanka
Current population
3697615
22185425
Population rank 131/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.27%
One net population change
33 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 -332
Annual growth/decline -15,926 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 188/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -30,724
Net migration rank 61/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -30,724
2024 - 1,745 - -27,245
2023 -1,282 2,003 66,111 -28,011
2022 -2,224 26,999 95,378 -27,435
2021 -9,127 -2,738 121,858 -29,586
2020 335 -2,738 170,968 -29,875
2019 5,606 -5,412 172,243 -28,426
2018 8,407 -5,176 183,610 -28,607
2017 8,391 -7,889 187,993 -22,324
2016 11,346 -10,588 194,232 -18,388
2015 13,105 -13,321 201,815 -29,797
2014 13,089 -16,047 211,541 -33,672
2013 10,145 -40,117 221,021 -37,754
2012 8,584 -39,290 229,138 -41,955
2011 8,989 -37,847 224,461 -90,839
2010 10,501 -36,608 224,325 -98,060
2009 12,210 -32,757 200,175 -81,130
2008 7,974 -32,463 232,225 -97,144
2007 3,551 -32,142 248,287 -109,695
2006 2,146 -31,729 248,706 -107,045
2005 1,604 -31,216 248,683 -118,594
2004 283 -30,614 212,527 -84,795
2003 2,482 -31,075 252,008 -107,573
2002 2,228 -58,531 252,840 -105,718
2001 3,445 -110,969 244,377 19,273
2000 4,681 -135,046 227,060 123,894
1999 6,901 -131,768 206,876 138,799
1998 9,823 -127,962 201,059 150,724
1997 11,862 -133,250 208,193 135,636
1996 18,304 -133,999 215,290 127,236
1995 17,644 -130,201 221,957 117,416
1994 17,279 -147,551 228,904 8,323
1993 18,303 -154,788 226,257 36,232
1992 24,226 -121,647 222,230 88,542
1991 32,932 -111,958 218,117 -1,047
1990 40,169 -108,969 224,454 -195,736
1989 41,510 -85,690 212,401 -33,305
1988 42,810 -12,189 219,184 -58,415
1987 45,561 -10,966 226,414 -63,105
1986 48,960 -14,123 233,782 -26,460
1985 49,786 -15,208 247,836 -80,950
1984 48,523 -12,920 263,175 -225,450
1983 48,496 -10,906 277,768 -209,362
1982 47,363 -12,363 300,030 -163,987
1981 46,185 -12,822 328,096 -89,824
1980 44,114 -12,593 328,155 -63,541
1979 42,863 -14,281 329,791 -57,683
1978 41,616 -9,755 317,055 -50,189
1977 40,023 -8,213 300,038 -45,383
1976 39,964 -8,952 291,816 -41,258
1975 39,331 -9,605 282,496 -37,475
1974 38,071 -10,261 275,521 -33,979
1973 38,259 -10,763 278,577 -30,582
1972 38,832 -11,097 282,494 -27,071
1971 38,953 -10,997 281,200 -22,021
1970 38,731 -1,311 286,719 -16,299
1969 37,764 34,301 286,218 -10,152
1968 37,840 37,031 286,642 -7,163
1967 40,070 34,734 284,738 -6,696
1966 40,905 32,869 275,549 -6,794
1965 43,463 18,981 272,422 -7,249
1964 48,429 19,377 269,584 -7,614
1963 51,456 19,405 262,880 -8,118
1962 51,903 18,981 256,719 -8,909
1961 52,284 18,016 251,087 -10,144
1960 51,640 16,740 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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