The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) released the final results of the 2024 census, according to which the population of Georgia stood at 3,929,581 as of November 14, 2024, marking an increase of more than 200,000 compared to the 3.71 million recorded in the previous 2014 census.
The census, conducted from November 14 to December 31, 2024, covered citizens permanently residing in Georgia, as well as foreign nationals and stateless persons living in the country. The data excluded the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. Geostat has not specified the minimum residency requirement for foreigners to be included in the count or their exact share in the final figure.
The final population total is 0.4% higher than the preliminary estimate of 3,914,000 published by Geostat in June 2025.
According to the data, Tbilisi remained the country’s most populous city, with 1,331,485 residents, accounting for 34% of the total population. The western region of Imereti and eastern Kvemo Kartli followed with 510,741 (13%) and 441,630 (11%) residents, respectively.
Women made up 52% of the population (2,048,577), while men accounted for 48% (1,881,004). The share of women was higher in Tbilisi and Kutaisi (54%) and lower in municipalities such as Keda, Khelvachauri, Kharagauli, Sagarejo, and Marneuli, where it stood at 49%.
Most of Georgia’s population lived in cities. As of November 14, 2024, 62% of the population (2,442,231) resided in urban areas, while 38% (1,487,350) lived in rural settlements. Outside Tbilisi, the highest share of urban population was in Adjara (67%) “due to the high number of the Batumi population.”
In contrast, the lowest urban population shares were observed in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Kakheti, and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, where only 24% of residents live in urban areas.
By age distribution, the largest population group was aged 35-39 (7.6%), followed by the 10-14 (7.4%) and 30-34 (7.2%) age groups. Women significantly outnumber men in older age groups, particularly among those aged 85 and above, where women are 2.6 times more numerous than men, as noted by Geostat.
The final census results do not specify the exact share of foreign nationals. In earlier data, released in August 2025, Geostat said that foreign nationals permanently residing in Georgia accounted for “no more than 6.6%” of the population, indicating a tenfold increase in both share and absolute numbers compared to the 2014 census.
Despite overall population growth, Georgia has a negative natural increase. In 2025, the country recorded 37,867 live births, the lowest figure since 1994 and down 4.1% from the previous year. Deaths rose slightly by 0.8% to 44,319, resulting in 6,452 more deaths than births, according to Geostat.
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