As of 14 November 2024, the population of Georgia amounted to 3 929 581 persons, which represents an increase of 5.8 per cent (215 777 persons) compared to the results of the 2014 Census (3 713 804 persons).
According to the results of the 2024 Census, the urban population was 2 455 444 persons (62.5 per cent), while the rural population amounted to 1 474 137 persons (37.5 per cent). The population of urban settlements increased by 15.7 per cent (332 821 persons), while the rural population decreased by 7.4 per cent (117 044 persons). Consequently, compared with the 2014 Census, the urban-rural population structure changed significantly: the share of the urban population in the total population increased by 5.3 percentage points, reaching 62.5 per cent.
According to the results of the 2024 Census, the population of Tbilisi was 1 331 485 persons, which is 20.1 per cent (222 768 persons) higher than in the 2014 Census.
Compared to the 2014 Census, apart from Tbilisi, the Autonomous Republic of Adjara (20.7 per cent) and the Kvemo Kartli region (4.2 per cent) experienced the most substantial population growth. In every other region, the population decreased. The largest decreases were recorded in Guria region (9.7 per cent) and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (7.6 per cent). Significant decreases were also observed in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti (6.8 per cent), Kakheti (4.6 per cent), and Imereti (4.3 per cent).
According to the results of the 2024 Census, the number of Georgian citizens increased by 2.5 per cent compared to 2014 and reached 3 775 415 persons. Nevertheless, their proportion of the total population declined from 99.2 per cent to 96.1 per cent during the intercensal period.
The number of foreign citizens permanently residing in Georgia amounted to 133 857 persons.
Among foreign citizens, the top five nationalities are citizens of the Russian Federation (37,715 persons), India (23,925 persons), Ukraine (11,542 persons), Azerbaijan (8,309 persons), and Armenia (5,381 persons).
According to the results of the 2024 Census, the number of ethnic Georgians increased by 2.5 per cent compared to 2014 and reached 3 304 075 persons. However, their share of the total population decreased from 86.8 per cent to 84.1 per cent. The second largest ethnic group consists of Azerbaijanis, with a total of 268 832 persons (6.8 per cent). Their population increased by 15.4 per cent compared to 2014. The third largest group is Armenians, with 169 296 persons (4.3 per cent), whose number increased by 0.7 per cent compared to the 2014 Census.
The number of ethnic Russians increased by 60.8 per cent during the intercensal period, reaching 42 545 persons. The number of persons of Indian ethnicity increased from 446 to 23 996 persons. The Ukrainian population increased by 139.4 per cent, reaching 14 443 persons.
The number of Arabs increased from 609 to 12 533 persons, Belarusians from 431 to 4 558 persons, and Iranians from 217 to 4 304 persons.
The number of ethnic Abkhazians increased by 5 per cent and amounted to 907 persons. Over the same period, the number of ethnic Ossetians decreased by 12.3 per cent to 12 611 persons, while the number of Yazidis declined by 7.0 per cent to 11 324 persons.
