Abkhazia and South Ossetia declared themselves as independent states; they are not under control of the central government.
Regions
The population of the regions in Georgia according to census results and latest official population estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-01-17 | Population Census (C) 2014-11-05 | Population Census (Cp) 2024-11-14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achara [Adjara] | AJ | ARep | აჭარა | Batumi | 2,900 | 392,432 | 376,016 | 333,953 | 401,100 | 290000 | → |
| Aphsny [Abkhazia] | AP | ARep | Аҧсны, აფხაზეთი | Aqwa | 8,640 | 525,061 | 215,972 | 243,206 | 243,958 | 864000 | → |
| Chussar Iryston [South Ossetia] | CI | AArea | Хуссар Ирыстон, სამხრეთი ოსეთი | Tchinval | 3,860 | 86,454 | 70,000 | 53,532 | 56,692 | 386000 | → |
| Guria | GU | Reg | გურია | Ozurgeti | 2,040 | 158,053 | 143,357 | 113,350 | 100,800 | 204000 | → |
| Imereti | IM | Reg | იმერეთი | Kutaisi | 6,380 | 766,892 | 699,666 | 533,906 | 505,500 | 638000 | → |
| Kakheti | KA | Reg | კახეთი | Telavi | 11,350 | 441,045 | 407,182 | 318,583 | 301,400 | 1135000 | → |
| Kvemo Kartli | KK | Reg | ქვემო ქართლი | Rustavi | 6,280 | ... | 476,197 | 423,986 | 438,400 | 628000 | → |
| Mtskheta-Mtianeti | MM | Reg | მცხეთა-მთიანეთი | Mtskheta | 5,700 | ... | 99,460 | 94,573 | 95,700 | 570000 | → |
| Racha-Lechkumi & Kvemo Svaneti | RL | Reg | რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი | Ambrolauri | 4,690 | 59,757 | 50,969 | 32,089 | 28,900 | 469000 | → |
| Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti | SZ | Reg | სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი | Zugdidi | 7,520 | 424,746 | 466,100 | 330,761 | 309,100 | 752000 | → |
| Samtskhe-Javakheti | SJ | Reg | სამცხე-ჯავახეთი | Akhaltsikhe | 6,420 | 235,512 | 207,598 | 160,504 | 152,300 | 642000 | → |
| Shida Kartli | SK | Reg | შიდა ქართლი | Gori | 3,370 | 321,598 | 314,039 | 263,382 | 250,600 | 337000 | → |
| Tbilisi | TB | Cap | თბილისი | Tbilisi | 510 | ... | 1,121,292 | 1,108,717 | 1,330,200 | 51000 | → |
| Georgia | GEO | Rep | საქართველო | Tbilisi | 69,700 | 5,400,841 | 4,650,000 | 4,010,000 | 4,215,000 |
- About 250,000 Georgians are migrated from Abkhazia into the remaining area of Georgia because of the civil war 1992/93. Because of the 2008 South Ossetia war about 15,000 Georgians fled to the mainland.
- The 2024 figures for Abkhazia and South Ossetia are official estimates referring to January 2023 and January 2024, respectively.
- National Statistics Office of Georgia, Statistical Office of Abkhazia, Department of State Statistics of South Ossetia, pop-stat.mashke.org.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cp) 2024-11-14 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | TB | 1,285,300 |
| 2 | Batumi | AJ | 234,600 |
| 3 | Kutaisi | IM | 161,200 |
| 4 | Rustavi | KK | 131,800 |
| 5 | Aqwa | AP | 67,087 |
| 6 | Zugdidi | SZ | 58,000 |
| 7 | Gori | SK | 52,300 |
| 8 | Poti | SZ | 38,800 |
| 9 | Tchinval | CI | 34,184 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Settlements
The population of all cities and urban settlements with more than 5,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official population estimates.
| Name | Status | Adm. | Native | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-01-17 | Population Census (C) 2014-11-05 | Population Census (Cp) 2024-11-14 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abasha | City | SZ | აბაშა | 6,801 | 7,161 | 6,430 | 4,941 | 4,600 | 0 | → |
| Akhalkalaki | City | SJ | ახალქალაქი | 13,405 | 15,192 | 9,802 | 8,295 | 8,400 | 0 | → |
| Akhaltsikhe | City | SJ | ახალციხე | 19,742 | 24,650 | 18,452 | 17,903 | 15,000 | 0 | → |
| Akhmeta | City | KA | ახმეტა | 9,018 | 8,850 | 8,571 | 7,105 | 6,000 | 0 | → |
| Ambrolauri | City | RL | ამბროლაური | 2,639 | 2,935 | 2,541 | 2,047 | 1,900 | 0 | → |
| Aqwa (Sukhumi) | City | AP | Аҟәа, სოხუმი | 114,373 | 119,150 | 43,716 | 64,202 | 67,087 | 0 | → |
| Batumi | City | AJ | ბათუმი | ... | ... | 155,176 | 152,839 | 234,600 | 0 | → |
| Bolnisi | City | KK | ბოლნისი | 12,442 | 14,889 | 9,944 | 8,967 | 9,100 | 0 | → |
| Borjomi | City | SJ | ბორჯომი | 18,059 | 17,664 | 14,445 | 10,546 | 10,100 | 0 | → |
| Chakvi | Sett | AJ | ჩაქვი | 6,374 | 7,257 | 8,100 | 6,720 | 6,300 | 0 | → |
| Chiatura | City | IM | ჭიათურა | 26,715 | 28,920 | 13,835 | 12,803 | 11,800 | 0 | → |
| Dedoplistskaro | City | KA | დედოფლისწყარო | 9,460 | 10,110 | 7,724 | 5,940 | 5,100 | 0 | → |
| Dusheti | City | MM | დუშეთი | 7,424 | 8,483 | 7,315 | 6,167 | 5,900 | 0 | → |
| Gagra | City | AP | Гагра, გაგრა | 24,409 | 24,061 | 10,717 | 12,162 | 11,765 | 0 | → |
| Gal (Gali) | City | AP | Гал, გალი | 14,706 | 15,763 | 7,169 | 7,485 | 7,453 | 0 | → |
| Gardabani | City | KK | გარდაბანი | 13,661 | 17,035 | 11,858 | 10,753 | 7,700 | 0 | → |
| Gori | City | SK | გორი | 55,984 | 67,787 | 49,516 | 48,143 | 52,300 | 0 | → |
| Gurjaani | City | KA | გურჯაანი | 10,954 | 12,594 | 10,029 | 8,024 | 6,300 | 0 | → |
| Gwdouţa (Gudauta) | City | AP | Гәдоуҭа, გუდაუთა | 14,164 | 14,864 | 7,738 | 8,693 | 8,715 | 0 | → |
| Gwylryphš' (Gulripshi) | Sett | AP | Гәылрыҧшь, გულრიფში | 9,487 | 10,697 | 3,575 | 3,893 | 3,753 | 0 | → |
| Kareli | City | SK | ქარელი | 8,473 | 8,272 | 7,185 | 6,654 | 6,100 | 0 | → |
| Kaspi | City | SK | კასპი | 13,824 | 17,138 | 15,233 | 13,423 | 13,000 | 0 | → |
| Khashuri | City | SK | ხაშური | 28,638 | 31,717 | 28,560 | 26,135 | 25,200 | 0 | → |
| Khoni (Culukidze) | City | IM | ხონი | 14,549 | 14,298 | 11,315 | 8,987 | 9,400 | 0 | → |
| Kobuleti | City | AJ | ქობულეთი | 18,283 | 20,637 | 18,556 | 16,546 | 16,200 | 0 | → |
| Kutaisi | City | IM | ქუთაისი | 194,297 | 232,510 | 185,965 | 147,635 | 161,200 | 6770 | → |
| Kvareli | City | KA | ყვარელი | 10,600 | 11,171 | 9,045 | 7,739 | 6,900 | 0 | → |
| Lagodekhi | City | KA | ლაგოდეხი | 8,514 | 8,968 | 6,875 | 5,918 | 5,800 | 0 | → |
| Lanchkhuti | City | GU | ლანჩხუთი | 6,506 | 8,999 | 7,873 | 6,395 | 4,700 | 0 | → |
| Marneuli | City | KK | მარნეული | 19,568 | 27,065 | 20,065 | 20,211 | 22,700 | 0 | → |
| Mtskheta | City | MM | მცხეთა | 6,860 | 8,912 | 7,718 | 7,940 | 6,500 | 0 | → |
| Ninotsminda (Bogdanovka) | City | SJ | ნინოწმინდა | 3,826 | 6,944 | 6,287 | 5,144 | 5,100 | 0 | → |
| Očamčyra (Ochamchire) | City | AP | Очамчыра, ოჩამჩირე | 17,898 | 20,078 | 4,702 | 5,297 | 5,221 | 0 | → |
| Ochkhamuri | Sett | AJ | ოჩხამური | 4,322 | 5,071 | 5,026 | 5,355 | 5,000 | 0 | → |
| Ozurgeti (Macharadze) | City | GU | ოზურგეთი | 22,393 | 23,279 | 18,705 | 14,785 | 14,900 | 0 | → |
| Piċunda (Pitsunda) | City | AP | Пиҵунда, ბიჭვინთა | 10,339 | 10,146 | 3,842 | 4,147 | 3,970 | 0 | → |
| Poti | City | SZ | ფოთი | 48,508 | 50,569 | 47,149 | 41,465 | 38,800 | 6580 | → |
| Rustavi | City | KK | რუსთავი | 129,084 | 159,016 | 116,384 | 125,103 | 131,800 | 6060 | → |
| Sachkhere | City | IM | საჩხერე | 7,085 | 7,778 | 6,660 | 6,140 | 6,400 | 0 | → |
| Sagarejo | City | KA | საგარეჯო | 11,661 | 14,439 | 12,566 | 10,871 | 8,800 | 0 | → |
| Samtredia | City | IM | სამტრედია | 33,999 | 34,255 | 29,761 | 25,318 | 21,800 | 0 | → |
| Senaki | City | SZ | სენაკი | 27,030 | 28,938 | 28,082 | 21,596 | 20,400 | 0 | → |
| Surami | Sett | SK | სურამი | 7,239 | 6,442 | 9,773 | 7,492 | 7,200 | 0 | → |
| Tbilisi | City | TB | თბილისი | 1,066,022 | 1,243,150 | 1,091,150 | 1,078,297 | 1,285,300 | 0 | → |
| Tchinval (Tskhinvali) | City | CI | Цхинвал, ცხინვალი | 34,794 | 42,934 | ... | 30,432 | 34,184 | 0 | → |
| Telavi | City | KA | თელავი | 25,272 | 27,848 | 21,805 | 19,629 | 16,800 | 0 | → |
| Tkibuli | City | IM | ტყიბული | 21,821 | 21,994 | 14,464 | 9,770 | 9,000 | 0 | → |
| Tqwarčal (Tkvarcheli) | City | AP | Тҟəарчал, ტყვარჩელი | 21,805 | 21,744 | 4,786 | 5,095 | 5,018 | 0 | → |
| Tsnori | City | KA | წნორი | 2,517 | 2,911 | 6,066 | 4,815 | 4,800 | 0 | → |
| Tsqaltubo | City | IM | წყალტუბო | 17,658 | 17,393 | 16,841 | 11,281 | 13,300 | 0 | → |
| Zestaponi | City | IM | ზესტაფონი | 21,101 | 25,891 | 24,158 | 20,814 | 22,700 | 0 | → |
| Zugdidi | City | SZ | ზუგდიდი | 45,170 | 49,614 | 68,894 | 42,998 | 58,000 | 0 | → |
- The 2024 figures for places in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are official estimates referring to January 2023 and January 2024, respectively.
- (1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow (web).
(1989) (2002) (2014) (2024) National Statistics Office of Georgia, Statistical Office of Abkhazia, Department of State Statistics of South Ossetia), pop-stat.mashke.org.