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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Georgia was 3,699,557 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Georgia's population is 3,697,615 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 4.7 times bigger than Georgia's.
  • Georgia is ranked the 131st most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.04% for Georgia vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Georgia has had an average growth rate of -0.04% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Georgia has decreased from 3.88M people to 3.7M (4.71% decline), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Georgia vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Georgia
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Georgia Zimbabwe
2100 2,893,380 37,483,053
2099 2,909,896 37,412,398
2098 2,926,162 37,328,255
2097 2,942,392 37,235,542
2096 2,957,950 37,142,915
2095 2,973,037 37,032,129
2094 2,987,987 36,912,747
2093 3,002,791 36,810,893
2092 3,016,791 36,688,511
2091 3,031,030 36,567,262
2090 3,044,757 36,425,606
2089 3,058,720 36,280,973
2088 3,072,643 36,141,446
2087 3,086,644 35,977,638
2086 3,100,203 35,808,135
2085 3,114,071 35,637,092
2084 3,127,457 35,456,207
2083 3,140,476 35,268,035
2082 3,153,567 35,078,904
2081 3,166,441 34,873,129
2080 3,178,973 34,658,962
2079 3,191,924 34,439,720
2078 3,205,275 34,217,295
2077 3,218,855 33,982,909
2076 3,233,158 33,739,228
2075 3,247,424 33,495,867
2074 3,261,175 33,244,838
2073 3,274,933 32,978,488
2072 3,288,643 32,706,059
2071 3,302,219 32,445,747
2070 3,316,457 32,181,119
2069 3,331,061 31,906,793
2068 3,345,571 31,631,000
2067 3,360,149 31,345,338
2066 3,375,114 31,062,884
2065 3,390,328 30,766,830
2064 3,405,090 30,479,939
2063 3,419,329 30,176,104
2062 3,433,158 29,867,679
2061 3,446,172 29,557,068
2060 3,459,003 29,252,423
2059 3,471,505 28,945,088
2058 3,483,096 28,631,679
2057 3,494,277 28,307,305
2056 3,505,804 27,990,713
2055 3,516,587 27,658,887
2054 3,526,351 27,331,920
2053 3,536,117 26,986,935
2052 3,546,442 26,643,553
2051 3,555,531 26,287,592
2050 3,564,112 25,934,893
2049 3,571,936 25,585,239
2048 3,579,925 25,228,082
2047 3,587,540 24,874,649
2046 3,595,202 24,513,443
2045 3,602,128 24,147,637
2044 3,607,903 23,783,088
2043 3,613,579 23,401,965
2042 3,618,645 23,035,288
2041 3,623,583 22,647,950
2040 3,629,829 22,273,520
2039 3,635,128 21,902,980
2038 3,641,234 21,530,130
2037 3,647,513 21,159,664
2036 3,654,319 20,791,034
2035 3,659,999 20,413,656
2034 3,665,732 20,048,019
2033 3,670,561 19,676,339
2032 3,675,172 19,311,985
2031 3,680,543 18,959,300
2030 3,684,960 18,613,738
2029 3,689,226 18,270,049
2028 3,692,147 17,933,466
2027 3,695,285 17,600,984
2026 3,697,615 17,273,208
2025 3,699,228 16,949,303
2024 3,699,557 16,634,373
2023 3,715,483 16,340,822
2022 3,712,502 16,069,056
2021 3,708,610 15,797,210
2020 3,722,716 15,526,888
2019 3,720,161 15,271,368
2018 3,726,549 15,034,452
2017 3,728,004 14,812,482
2016 3,727,505 14,600,294
2015 3,725,276 14,399,013
2014 3,719,414 14,207,359
2013 3,717,668 14,013,808
2012 3,728,874 13,817,887
2011 3,756,441 13,595,424
2010 3,786,695 13,356,548
2009 3,814,419 13,142,790
2008 3,848,449 12,959,149
2007 3,860,158 12,804,058
2006 3,880,347 12,636,445
2005 3,902,469 12,483,432
2004 3,927,340 12,365,896
2003 3,951,736 12,232,323
2002 3,978,515 12,087,653
2001 4,014,373 11,971,901
2000 4,077,131 11,892,055
1999 4,157,192 11,783,458
1998 4,243,607 11,594,297
1997 4,349,913 11,369,827
1996 4,491,699 11,158,360
1995 4,657,722 10,974,599
1994 4,836,076 10,873,148
1993 4,911,100 10,860,288
1992 4,873,500 10,702,700
1991 4,835,900 10,404,816
1990 4,802,000 10,137,281
1989 4,803,300 9,864,798
1988 4,790,700 9,583,094
1987 4,743,500 9,284,644
1986 4,704,500 8,982,578
1985 4,662,900 8,686,813
1984 4,622,200 8,391,488
1983 4,582,900 8,098,404
1982 4,542,800 7,796,496
1981 4,504,500 7,498,635
1980 4,467,700 7,041,303
1979 4,430,200 6,647,556
1978 4,397,700 6,543,575
1977 4,372,100 6,449,512
1976 4,342,400 6,287,105
1975 4,311,200 6,098,658
1974 4,279,500 5,908,328
1973 4,242,500 5,720,404
1972 4,205,300 5,542,445
1971 4,163,000 5,374,712
1970 4,119,900 5,215,918
1969 4,080,300 5,058,181
1968 4,042,300 4,900,440
1967 4,005,800 4,748,307
1966 3,966,700 4,601,217
1965 3,921,600 4,458,462
1964 3,870,300 4,320,006
1963 3,816,100 4,185,877
1962 3,760,300 4,055,959
1961 3,703,600 3,930,401
1960 3,645,600 3,809,389

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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Georgia lost 29,890 people (a 0.8% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Georgia was ranked 124th most populous country in 2006 and is 131st in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Georgia Zimbabwe
2100 -0.57% 0.19%
2099 -0.56% 0.23%
2098 -0.55% 0.25%
2097 -0.53% 0.25%
2096 -0.51% 0.3%
2095 -0.5% 0.32%
2094 -0.49% 0.28%
2093 -0.46% 0.33%
2092 -0.47% 0.33%
2091 -0.45% 0.39%
2090 -0.46% 0.4%
2089 -0.45% 0.39%
2088 -0.45% 0.46%
2087 -0.44% 0.47%
2086 -0.45% 0.48%
2085 -0.43% 0.51%
2084 -0.41% 0.53%
2083 -0.42% 0.54%
2082 -0.41% 0.59%
2081 -0.39% 0.62%
2080 -0.41% 0.64%
2079 -0.42% 0.65%
2078 -0.42% 0.69%
2077 -0.44% 0.72%
2076 -0.44% 0.73%
2075 -0.42% 0.76%
2074 -0.42% 0.81%
2073 -0.42% 0.83%
2072 -0.41% 0.8%
2071 -0.43% 0.82%
2070 -0.44% 0.86%
2069 -0.43% 0.87%
2068 -0.43% 0.91%
2067 -0.44% 0.91%
2066 -0.45% 0.96%
2065 -0.43% 0.94%
2064 -0.42% 1.01%
2063 -0.4% 1.03%
2062 -0.38% 1.05%
2061 -0.37% 1.04%
2060 -0.36% 1.06%
2059 -0.33% 1.09%
2058 -0.32% 1.15%
2057 -0.33% 1.13%
2056 -0.31% 1.2%
2055 -0.28% 1.2%
2054 -0.28% 1.28%
2053 -0.29% 1.29%
2052 -0.26% 1.35%
2051 -0.24% 1.36%
2050 -0.22% 1.37%
2049 -0.22% 1.42%
2048 -0.21% 1.42%
2047 -0.21% 1.47%
2046 -0.19% 1.51%
2045 -0.16% 1.53%
2044 -0.16% 1.63%
2043 -0.14% 1.59%
2042 -0.14% 1.71%
2041 -0.17% 1.68%
2040 -0.15% 1.69%
2039 -0.17% 1.73%
2038 -0.17% 1.75%
2037 -0.19% 1.77%
2036 -0.16% 1.85%
2035 -0.16% 1.82%
2034 -0.13% 1.89%
2033 -0.13% 1.89%
2032 -0.15% 1.86%
2031 -0.12% 1.86%
2030 -0.12% 1.88%
2029 -0.08% 1.88%
2028 -0.08% 1.89%
2027 -0.06% 1.9%
2026 -0.04% 1.91%
2025 -0.009% 1.89%
2024 -0.43% 1.8%
2023 0.08% 1.69%
2022 0.1% 1.72%
2021 -0.38% 1.74%
2020 0.07% 1.67%
2019 -0.17% 1.58%
2018 -0.04% 1.5%
2017 0.01% 1.45%
2016 0.06% 1.4%
2015 0.16% 1.35%
2014 0.05% 1.38%
2013 -0.3% 1.42%
2012 -0.73% 1.64%
2011 -0.8% 1.79%
2010 -0.73% 1.63%
2009 -0.88% 1.42%
2008 -0.3% 1.21%
2007 -0.52% 1.33%
2006 -0.57% 1.23%
2005 -0.63% 0.95%
2004 -0.62% 1.09%
2003 -0.67% 1.2%
2002 -0.89% 0.97%
2001 -1.54% 0.67%
2000 -1.93% 0.92%
1999 -2.04% 1.63%
1998 -2.44% 1.97%
1997 -3.16% 1.9%
1996 -3.56% 1.67%
1995 -3.69% 0.93%
1994 -1.53% 0.12%
1993 0.77% 1.47%
1992 0.78% 2.86%
1991 0.71% 2.64%
1990 -0.03% 2.76%
1989 0.26% 2.94%
1988 1% 3.21%
1987 0.83% 3.36%
1986 0.89% 3.4%
1985 0.88% 3.52%
1984 0.86% 3.62%
1983 0.88% 3.87%
1982 0.85% 3.97%
1981 0.82% 6.49%
1980 0.85% 5.92%
1979 0.74% 1.59%
1978 0.59% 1.46%
1977 0.68% 2.58%
1976 0.72% 3.09%
1975 0.74% 3.22%
1974 0.87% 3.29%
1973 0.88% 3.21%
1972 1.02% 3.12%
1971 1.05% 3.04%
1970 0.97% 3.12%
1969 0.94% 3.22%
1968 0.91% 3.2%
1967 0.99% 3.2%
1966 1.15% 3.2%
1965 1.33% 3.2%
1964 1.42% 3.2%
1963 1.48% 3.2%
1962 1.53% 3.19%
1961 1.59% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Georgia Zimbabwe
Current population
3697615
17361868
Population rank 131/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.21%
One net population change
33 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
12.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline -44 +804
Annual growth/decline -15,926 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 184/197 60/197
One migration net change every
6.85 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +1,283 -54,555
Net migration rank 61/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 81,582 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 137/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 133/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Georgia
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Georgia Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,283 - -54,555
2024 - 1,745 - -60,528
2023 -1,282 2,003 372,505 -97,380
2022 -2,224 26,999 371,243 -102,828
2021 -9,127 -2,738 349,908 -74,623
2020 335 -2,738 354,790 -89,440
2019 5,606 -5,412 348,798 -103,107
2018 8,407 -5,176 345,883 -117,758
2017 8,391 -7,889 344,035 -128,241
2016 11,346 -10,588 348,772 -140,181
2015 13,105 -13,321 356,203 -162,220
2014 13,089 -16,047 366,350 -177,029
2013 10,145 -40,117 374,757 -176,972
2012 8,584 -39,290 371,135 -177,061
2011 8,989 -37,847 359,572 -108,714
2010 10,501 -36,608 335,570 -108,671
2009 12,210 -32,757 309,316 -108,689
2008 7,974 -32,463 280,527 -113,858
2007 3,551 -32,142 261,805 -118,299
2006 2,146 -31,729 248,963 -57,257
2005 1,604 -31,216 248,545 -134,212
2004 283 -30,614 248,307 -127,550
2003 2,482 -31,075 243,057 -96,667
2002 2,228 -58,531 244,170 -101,212
2001 3,445 -110,969 227,909 -139,361
2000 4,681 -135,046 236,343 -165,181
1999 6,901 -131,768 232,393 -86,343
1998 9,823 -127,962 225,614 6,645
1997 11,862 -133,250 216,288 395
1996 18,304 -133,999 205,269 978
1995 17,644 -130,201 206,695 -45,428
1994 17,279 -147,551 216,343 -174,723
1993 18,303 -154,788 228,045 -243,947
1992 24,226 -121,647 255,291 75,788
1991 32,932 -111,958 260,943 3,749
1990 40,169 -108,969 265,444 4,948
1989 41,510 -85,690 270,838 3,736
1988 42,810 -12,189 277,498 11,327
1987 45,561 -10,966 286,766 21,308
1986 48,960 -14,123 289,894 6,154
1985 49,786 -15,208 290,756 4,718
1984 48,523 -12,920 290,052 5,124
1983 48,496 -10,906 286,545 4,456
1982 47,363 -12,363 279,934 32,899
1981 46,185 -12,822 271,361 11,523
1980 44,114 -12,593 241,179 390,593
1979 42,863 -14,281 223,657 -67,937
1978 41,616 -9,755 222,979 -170,727
1977 40,023 -8,213 225,139 -89,270
1976 39,964 -8,952 221,419 -32,495
1975 39,331 -9,605 216,947 -28,988
1974 38,071 -10,261 208,806 -16,105
1973 38,259 -10,763 201,885 -18,733
1972 38,832 -11,097 193,725 -20,959
1971 38,953 -10,997 185,427 -22,719
1970 38,731 -1,311 178,979 -24,102
1969 37,764 34,301 172,626 -12,028
1968 37,840 37,031 166,865 -11,997
1967 40,070 34,734 161,205 -11,814
1966 40,905 32,869 156,014 -11,211
1965 43,463 18,981 151,164 -10,465
1964 48,429 19,377 145,848 -9,631
1963 51,456 19,405 140,984 -8,936
1962 51,903 18,981 136,317 -8,529
1961 52,284 18,016 131,531 -8,204
1960 51,640 16,740 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 81,582 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Georgia, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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