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 preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
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).
Compared to the 2014 Census, the highest population growth was recorded in the city of Batumi, where the population increased by 54.2 per cent and reached 235,668 persons.
Significant growth was also observed in Kazbegi (28.8 per cent), Lentekhi (17.5 per cent), and Marneuli (11.0 per cent) municipalities. Positive trends were also recorded in the cities of Kutaisi (9.0 per cent) and Rustavi (5.6 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).
The 2024 Population and Agricultural Census of Georgia was conducted from 14 November to 31 December 2024. The census covered the entire territory of the country, except for the occupied territories. The reference time for population enumeration (the critical moment of the census) was set at midnight (12:00 AM) between 13 and 14 November 2024, according to which the facts were registered.
During the census, data were collected electronically using modern technologies. The process was carried out in two stages: in the first stage (14-23 November 2024), the self-enumeration (Computer-Assisted Web-Interview (CAWI)) method was used, and in the second stage (29 November-31 December, 2024), data were collected through the Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) method.
