How many people live in Georgia?
Population in the 2024 census, the largest cities and composition.
Short answer
According to the 2024 census, Georgia has just under 4 million people, about 6 percent more than in 2014. More than a third, about 1.33 million, live in Tbilisi, and Batumi has become the second-largest city with 236,000 residents. 62% of the population lives in towns and cities.
Why
- The census is run by the National Statistics Office of Georgia; the 2024 results were published in June 2026.
- Batumi's population grew by 54% in ten years.
- Ethnic Georgians make up 84.1% of the population, with Azerbaijanis and Armenians the largest minorities.
Details
Growth is concentrated in the cities, while many mountain and rural areas keep losing people. The census does not cover Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, which Tbilisi does not control.
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Sources
Information checked on October 3, 2026.
Peoples of GeorgiaRelated questions
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How big is Georgia, and which is larger: Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Georgia covers about 69,700 square kilometres.
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How old is Batumi?
A settlement has existed on Batumi's site since antiquity; the ancient Greeks called the harbour Bathys, meaning 'deep'.
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Who were Queen Tamar, Shota Rustaveli and other heroes of Georgian history?
Queen Tamar ruled Georgia in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, the country's golden age, and the poet Shota Rustaveli lived at her court and wrote 'The Knight in the Panther's Skin'.
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Where was Stalin born, and how is he viewed in Georgia?
Joseph Stalin, born Dzhugashvili, was born in 1878 in the town of Gori in Georgia.