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

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The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,935,766 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,934,050 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 5.81 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.05% for Georgia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has increased from 3.88M people to 3.93M (1.38% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Georgia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Zambia
2100 3,078,390 65,204,593
2099 3,095,962 64,858,778
2098 3,113,268 64,503,193
2097 3,130,535 64,136,110
2096 3,147,088 63,764,760
2095 3,163,140 63,380,692
2094 3,179,046 62,980,254
2093 3,194,797 62,578,008
2092 3,209,692 62,163,693
2091 3,224,841 61,738,437
2090 3,239,446 61,309,330
2089 3,254,302 60,868,166
2088 3,269,115 60,422,781
2087 3,284,011 59,958,303
2086 3,298,437 59,487,524
2085 3,313,192 59,011,423
2084 3,327,434 58,524,337
2083 3,341,286 58,029,088
2082 3,355,214 57,527,347
2081 3,368,911 57,016,267
2080 3,382,244 56,495,299
2079 3,396,024 55,972,223
2078 3,410,227 55,438,864
2077 3,424,676 54,895,964
2076 3,439,894 54,350,375
2075 3,455,072 53,796,265
2074 3,469,703 53,236,297
2073 3,484,340 52,666,980
2072 3,498,926 52,090,884
2071 3,513,371 51,509,551
2070 3,528,520 50,921,590
2069 3,544,057 50,324,793
2068 3,559,495 49,727,689
2067 3,575,004 49,125,817
2066 3,590,926 48,520,891
2065 3,607,114 47,909,160
2064 3,622,820 47,290,430
2063 3,637,969 46,668,252
2062 3,652,682 46,039,755
2061 3,666,528 45,407,718
2060 3,680,180 44,768,534
2059 3,693,482 44,128,619
2058 3,705,813 43,485,891
2057 3,717,709 42,843,489
2056 3,729,974 42,198,591
2055 3,741,446 41,550,105
2054 3,751,834 40,898,440
2053 3,762,225 40,247,706
2052 3,773,210 39,596,094
2051 3,782,880 38,942,292
2050 3,792,010 38,287,070
2049 3,800,334 37,626,787
2048 3,808,834 36,964,032
2047 3,816,936 36,302,603
2046 3,825,088 35,638,852
2045 3,832,457 34,974,927
2044 3,838,601 34,310,227
2043 3,844,640 33,645,797
2042 3,850,029 32,984,164
2041 3,855,284 32,323,084
2040 3,861,929 31,658,029
2039 3,867,567 30,995,204
2038 3,874,063 30,329,691
2037 3,880,743 29,662,721
2036 3,887,984 28,994,556
2035 3,894,028 28,327,922
2034 3,900,127 27,665,749
2033 3,905,266 27,006,658
2032 3,910,171 26,351,393
2031 3,915,886 25,697,754
2030 3,920,585 25,050,285
2029 3,925,124 24,409,600
2028 3,928,232 23,776,128
2027 3,931,570 23,146,922
2026 3,934,050 22,525,308
2025 3,935,766 21,913,874
2024 3,812,518 21,314,956
2023 3,715,483 20,723,965
2022 3,712,502 20,152,938
2021 3,708,610 19,603,607
2020 3,722,716 19,059,395
2019 3,720,161 18,513,839
2018 3,726,549 17,973,569
2017 3,728,004 17,441,320
2016 3,727,505 16,914,423
2015 3,725,276 16,399,089
2014 3,719,414 15,895,315
2013 3,717,668 15,398,997
2012 3,728,874 14,913,629
2011 3,756,441 14,437,796
2010 3,786,695 13,965,594
2009 3,814,419 13,490,389
2008 3,848,449 13,021,324
2007 3,860,158 12,565,085
2006 3,880,347 12,129,553
2005 3,902,469 11,718,819
2004 3,927,340 11,338,198
2003 3,951,736 10,983,595
2002 3,978,515 10,647,949
2001 4,014,373 10,325,185
2000 4,077,131 10,017,631
1999 4,157,192 9,740,005
1998 4,243,607 9,482,408
1997 4,349,913 9,237,063
1996 4,491,699 9,004,053
1995 4,657,722 8,785,763
1994 4,836,076 8,576,269
1993 4,911,100 8,373,921
1992 4,873,500 8,176,680
1991 4,835,900 7,981,650
1990 4,802,000 7,786,169
1989 4,803,300 7,589,216
1988 4,790,700 7,391,440
1987 4,743,500 7,191,282
1986 4,704,500 6,986,471
1985 4,662,900 6,780,953
1984 4,622,200 6,580,490
1983 4,582,900 6,381,038
1982 4,542,800 6,178,637
1981 4,504,500 5,983,289
1980 4,467,700 5,802,833
1979 4,430,200 5,631,728
1978 4,397,700 5,465,374
1977 4,372,100 5,302,480
1976 4,342,400 5,143,842
1975 4,311,200 4,990,086
1974 4,279,500 4,842,746
1973 4,242,500 4,702,693
1972 4,205,300 4,569,309
1971 4,163,000 4,442,525
1970 4,119,900 4,321,718
1969 4,080,300 4,197,116
1968 4,042,300 4,065,593
1967 4,005,800 3,936,343
1966 3,966,700 3,812,003
1965 3,921,600 3,692,086
1964 3,870,300 3,577,017
1963 3,816,100 3,465,907
1962 3,760,300 3,358,099
1961 3,703,600 3,254,086
1960 3,645,600 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Georgia decreased by 152,842 people (a 3.94% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia gained 206,545 people (a 5.54% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Zambia
2100 -0.57% 0.53%
2099 -0.56% 0.55%
2098 -0.55% 0.57%
2097 -0.53% 0.58%
2096 -0.51% 0.61%
2095 -0.5% 0.64%
2094 -0.49% 0.64%
2093 -0.46% 0.67%
2092 -0.47% 0.69%
2091 -0.45% 0.7%
2090 -0.46% 0.72%
2089 -0.45% 0.74%
2088 -0.45% 0.77%
2087 -0.44% 0.79%
2086 -0.45% 0.81%
2085 -0.43% 0.83%
2084 -0.41% 0.85%
2083 -0.42% 0.87%
2082 -0.41% 0.9%
2081 -0.39% 0.92%
2080 -0.41% 0.93%
2079 -0.42% 0.96%
2078 -0.42% 0.99%
2077 -0.44% 1%
2076 -0.44% 1.03%
2075 -0.42% 1.05%
2074 -0.42% 1.08%
2073 -0.42% 1.11%
2072 -0.41% 1.13%
2071 -0.43% 1.15%
2070 -0.44% 1.19%
2069 -0.43% 1.2%
2068 -0.43% 1.23%
2067 -0.44% 1.25%
2066 -0.45% 1.28%
2065 -0.43% 1.31%
2064 -0.42% 1.33%
2063 -0.4% 1.37%
2062 -0.38% 1.39%
2061 -0.37% 1.43%
2060 -0.36% 1.45%
2059 -0.33% 1.48%
2058 -0.32% 1.5%
2057 -0.33% 1.53%
2056 -0.31% 1.56%
2055 -0.28% 1.59%
2054 -0.28% 1.62%
2053 -0.29% 1.65%
2052 -0.26% 1.68%
2051 -0.24% 1.71%
2050 -0.22% 1.75%
2049 -0.22% 1.79%
2048 -0.21% 1.82%
2047 -0.21% 1.86%
2046 -0.19% 1.9%
2045 -0.16% 1.94%
2044 -0.16% 1.97%
2043 -0.14% 2.01%
2042 -0.14% 2.05%
2041 -0.17% 2.1%
2040 -0.15% 2.14%
2039 -0.17% 2.19%
2038 -0.17% 2.25%
2037 -0.19% 2.3%
2036 -0.16% 2.35%
2035 -0.16% 2.39%
2034 -0.13% 2.44%
2033 -0.13% 2.49%
2032 -0.15% 2.54%
2031 -0.12% 2.58%
2030 -0.12% 2.62%
2029 -0.08% 2.66%
2028 -0.08% 2.72%
2027 -0.06% 2.76%
2026 -0.04% 2.79%
2025 3.23% 2.81%
2024 2.61% 2.85%
2023 0.08% 2.83%
2022 0.1% 2.8%
2021 -0.38% 2.86%
2020 0.07% 2.95%
2019 -0.17% 3.01%
2018 -0.04% 3.05%
2017 0.01% 3.12%
2016 0.06% 3.14%
2015 0.16% 3.17%
2014 0.05% 3.22%
2013 -0.3% 3.25%
2012 -0.73% 3.3%
2011 -0.8% 3.38%
2010 -0.73% 3.52%
2009 -0.88% 3.6%
2008 -0.3% 3.63%
2007 -0.52% 3.59%
2006 -0.57% 3.5%
2005 -0.63% 3.36%
2004 -0.62% 3.23%
2003 -0.67% 3.15%
2002 -0.89% 3.13%
2001 -1.54% 3.07%
2000 -1.93% 2.85%
1999 -2.04% 2.72%
1998 -2.44% 2.66%
1997 -3.16% 2.59%
1996 -3.56% 2.48%
1995 -3.69% 2.44%
1994 -1.53% 2.42%
1993 0.77% 2.41%
1992 0.78% 2.44%
1991 0.71% 2.51%
1990 -0.03% 2.6%
1989 0.26% 2.68%
1988 1% 2.78%
1987 0.83% 2.93%
1986 0.89% 3.03%
1985 0.88% 3.05%
1984 0.86% 3.13%
1983 0.88% 3.28%
1982 0.85% 3.26%
1981 0.82% 3.11%
1980 0.85% 3.04%
1979 0.74% 3.04%
1978 0.59% 3.07%
1977 0.68% 3.08%
1976 0.72% 3.08%
1975 0.74% 3.04%
1974 0.87% 2.98%
1973 0.88% 2.92%
1972 1.02% 2.85%
1971 1.05% 2.8%
1970 0.97% 2.97%
1969 0.94% 3.24%
1968 0.91% 3.28%
1967 0.99% 3.26%
1966 1.15% 3.25%
1965 1.33% 3.22%
1964 1.42% 3.21%
1963 1.48% 3.21%
1962 1.53% 3.2%
1961 1.59% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Georgia grew by 3.23%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Georgia Zambia
Current population
3934050
22844606
Population rank 129/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.27%
One net population change
4.28 minutes
52.8 seconds
One birth every
12.2 minutes
45.2 seconds
One death every
11.6 minutes
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +338 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +123,248 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +3.23% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 11/197 19/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +1,283 +6,562
Net migration rank 61/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - 6,562
2024 -2,085 1,745 587,419 7,381
2023 -1,282 2,003 577,660 9,521
2022 -2,224 26,999 563,456 -8,566
2021 -9,127 -2,738 535,629 8,143
2020 335 -2,738 536,484 8,156
2019 5,606 -5,412 528,089 18,385
2018 8,407 -5,176 515,644 18,431
2017 8,391 -7,889 504,630 25,789
2016 11,346 -10,588 497,521 25,860
2015 13,105 -13,321 491,021 16,261
2014 13,089 -16,047 483,663 16,574
2013 10,145 -40,117 476,846 15,542
2012 8,584 -39,290 469,406 8,958
2011 8,989 -37,847 459,743 13,569
2010 10,501 -36,608 448,337 22,761
2009 12,210 -32,757 434,458 44,867
2008 7,974 -32,463 419,560 39,249
2007 3,551 -32,142 403,729 49,945
2006 2,146 -31,729 387,891 29,517
2005 1,604 -31,216 368,756 35,316
2004 283 -30,614 349,352 7,819
2003 2,482 -31,075 331,189 20,845
2002 2,228 -58,531 316,041 3,206
2001 3,445 -110,969 302,682 23,582
2000 4,681 -135,046 293,186 -4,338
1999 6,901 -131,768 283,297 -16,888
1998 9,823 -127,962 275,568 -26,796
1997 11,862 -133,250 268,198 -26,276
1996 18,304 -133,999 262,468 -38,358
1995 17,644 -130,201 257,897 -45,423
1994 17,279 -147,551 252,023 -45,504
1993 18,303 -154,788 245,917 -47,739
1992 24,226 -121,647 239,953 -43,656
1991 32,932 -111,958 237,957 -44,203
1990 40,169 -108,969 235,835 -38,619
1989 41,510 -85,690 233,429 -36,736
1988 42,810 -12,189 230,118 -31,270
1987 45,561 -10,966 227,813 -26,338
1986 48,960 -14,123 224,768 -16,610
1985 49,786 -15,208 221,351 -18,474
1984 48,523 -12,920 216,695 -18,652
1983 48,496 -10,906 212,712 -11,849
1982 47,363 -12,363 207,621 -3,676
1981 46,185 -12,822 202,822 -16,072
1980 44,114 -12,593 198,817 -24,664
1979 42,863 -14,281 197,578 -29,515
1978 41,616 -9,755 194,933 -30,284
1977 40,023 -8,213 191,557 -30,423
1976 39,964 -8,952 186,762 -30,612
1975 39,331 -9,605 182,258 -30,886
1974 38,071 -10,261 174,484 -31,178
1973 38,259 -10,763 168,258 -31,472
1972 38,832 -11,097 161,648 -31,672
1971 38,953 -10,997 155,249 -31,651
1970 38,731 -1,311 149,380 -31,370
1969 37,764 34,301 142,660 -11,469
1968 37,840 37,031 137,315 -5,447
1967 40,070 34,734 131,938 -5,298
1966 40,905 32,869 127,164 -5,129
1965 43,463 18,981 122,814 -5,023
1964 48,429 19,377 117,197 -4,851
1963 51,456 19,405 114,555 -4,676
1962 51,903 18,981 110,173 -4,428
1961 52,284 18,016 106,318 -4,043
1960 51,640 16,740 102,335 -3,898

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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