The areas of 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.
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 Estimate (E) 2017-01-01 | ||
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Georgia | GEO | Rep | საქართველო | Tbilisi | 69,700 | 5,400,841 | 4,658,000 | 4,010,000 | 4,015,000 | ||
Abkhazia | AB | ARep | Sukhumi | 8,670 | 525,061 | 215,972 | 240,705 | 243,564 | 867000 | ||
Ajara [Adjara] | AJ | ARep | აჭარა | Batumi | 2,900 | 392,432 | 376,016 | 333,953 | 339,000 | 290000 | |
Guria | GU | Reg | გურია | Ozurgeti | 2,040 | 158,053 | 143,357 | 113,350 | 112,600 | 204000 | |
Imeriti | IM | Reg | იმერეთი | Kutaisi | 6,380 | 766,892 | 699,666 | 533,906 | 529,700 | 638000 | |
Jugo Osetija [South Ossetia] | JO | AArea | Tskhinvali | 3,860 | 86,454 | 70,000 | 53,532 | 53,000 | 386000 | ||
Kakheti | KA | Reg | კახეთი | Telavi | 11,350 | 441,045 | 407,182 | 318,583 | 317,500 | 1135000 | |
Kvemo Kartli | KK | Reg | ქვემო ქართლი | Rustavi | 6,280 | 608,491 | 497,530 | 423,986 | 427,400 | 628000 | |
Mtskheta-Mtianeti | MM | Reg | მცხეთა-მთიანეთი | Mtskheta | 5,700 | 133,864 | 125,443 | 94,573 | 93,800 | 570000 | |
Racha-Lochkhumi & Kvemo Svaneti | RL | Reg | რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი | Ambrolauri | 4,690 | 59,757 | 50,969 | 32,089 | 31,000 | 469000 | |
Samegrelo-Zemo Svateni | SZ | Reg | სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი | Zugdidi | 7,520 | 424,746 | 466,100 | 330,761 | 328,300 | 752000 | |
Samtskhe-Javakheti | SJ | Reg | სამცხე-ჯავახეთი | Akhaltsikhe | 6,420 | 235,512 | 207,598 | 160,504 | 160,600 | 642000 | |
Shida Kartli | SK | Reg | შიდა ქართლი | Gori | 3,370 | 321,598 | 314,039 | 263,382 | 263,700 | 337000 | |
Tbilisi | TB | Cap | თბილისი | Tbilisi | 510 | 1,246,936 | 1,081,679 | 1,108,717 | 1,114,600 | 51000 |
- The 2002 population of Abkhazia refers to the disputed Abkhazian census of 2003, which does not include 1,956 people living in Kodori Ravine (2002 census). The 2014 population figure refers the revised results of the 2011 census that took place from 21 to 28 February 2011. About 250,000 Georgians are migrated from Abkhazia into the remaining area of Georgia because of the civil war 1992/93.
- The 2014 population of South Ossetia refers to the final result of the 2015 census that began in October 2015. Because of the 2008 South Ossetia war about 15,000 Georgians fled to the mainland.
- In 2008, the population of Tbilisi increased by 29,900 by including areas of Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti.
- (mostly) State Department for Statistics of Georgia (web). Area figures of regions are calculated by using OSM data.
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tbilisi | TB | 1,082,400 |
2 | Batumi | AJ | 154,600 |
3 | Kutaisi | IM | 147,900 |
4 | Rustavi | KK | 126,000 |
5 | Sukhumi | AB | 63,600 |
6 | Gori | SK | 48,300 |
7 | Zugdidi | SZ | 42,700 |
8 | Poti | SZ | 41,500 |
9 | Tskhinvali | JO | 30,400 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Settlements
The population of all Georgian cities and urban settlements with more than 7,500 inhabitants according to census results.
Name | Native | Adm. | 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 Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | Area | |
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Akhalkalaki | ახალქალაქი | SJ | 13,405 | 15,192 | 9,802 | 8,295 | 8,300 | 0 | |
Akhaltsikhe | ახალციხე | SJ | 19,742 | 24,650 | 18,452 | 17,903 | 18,000 | 0 | |
Akhmeta | ახმეტა | KA | 9,018 | 8,850 | 8,571 | 7,105 | 7,100 | 0 | |
Ambrolauri | ამბროლაური | RL | 2,639 | 2,935 | 2,541 | 2,047 | 2,000 | 0 | |
Batumi | ბათუმი | AJ | 122,815 | 136,930 | 121,806 | 152,839 | 154,600 | 0 | |
Bolnisi | ბოლნისი | KK | 12,442 | 14,889 | 9,944 | 8,967 | 9,000 | 0 | |
Borjomi | ბორჯომი | SJ | 18,059 | 17,664 | 14,445 | 10,546 | 10,500 | 0 | |
Chiatura | ჭიათურა | IM | 26,715 | 28,920 | 13,835 | 12,803 | 12,800 | 0 | |
Dedoplistskaro | დედოფლისწყარო | KA | 9,460 | 10,110 | 7,724 | 5,940 | 5,900 | 0 | |
Gagra | AB | 24,409 | 24,061 | ... | 12,364 | 12,500 | 0 | ||
Gali | AB | 14,706 | 15,763 | ... | 7,605 | 7,700 | 0 | ||
Gardabani | გარდაბანი | KK | 13,661 | 17,035 | 11,858 | 10,753 | 10,700 | 0 | |
Gori | გორი | SK | 55,984 | 67,787 | 49,516 | 48,143 | 48,300 | 0 | |
Gudauta | AB | 14,164 | 14,864 | ... | 8,514 | 8,600 | 0 | ||
Gulripshi | AB | 9,487 | 10,697 | ... | 3,910 | 3,950 | 0 | ||
Gurjaani | გურჯაანი | KA | 10,954 | 12,594 | 10,029 | 8,024 | 8,000 | 0 | |
Java (Dsau) | JO | 1,502 | 1,524 | ... | 2,111 | 2,100 | 0 | ||
Kaspi | კასპი | SK | 13,824 | 17,138 | 15,233 | 13,423 | 13,400 | 0 | |
Khashuri | ხაშური | SK | 28,638 | 31,717 | 28,560 | 26,135 | 26,200 | 0 | |
Khoni (Culukidze) | ხონი | IM | 14,549 | 14,298 | 11,315 | 8,987 | 8,900 | 0 | |
Kobuleti | ქობულეთი | AJ | 18,283 | 20,637 | 18,556 | 16,546 | 16,600 | 0 | |
Kutaisi | ქუთაისი | IM | 194,297 | 232,510 | 185,965 | 147,635 | 147,900 | 6770 | |
Kvaisa | JO | 1,641 | 2,264 | ... | 985 | 980 | 0 | ||
Kvareli | ყვარელი | KA | 10,600 | 11,171 | 9,045 | 7,739 | 7,700 | 0 | |
Marneuli | მარნეული | KK | 19,568 | 27,065 | 20,065 | 20,211 | 20,300 | 0 | |
Mtskheta | მცხეთა | MM | 6,860 | 8,912 | 7,718 | 7,940 | 7,900 | 0 | |
Ochamchire | AB | 17,898 | 20,078 | ... | 5,280 | 5,350 | 0 | ||
Ozurgeti (Macharadze) | ოზურგეთი | GU | 22,393 | 23,279 | 18,705 | 14,785 | 14,600 | 0 | |
Pitsunda | AB | 10,339 | 10,146 | ... | 4,198 | 4,250 | 0 | ||
Poti | ფოთი | SZ | 48,508 | 50,569 | 47,149 | 41,465 | 41,500 | 6580 | |
Rustavi | რუსთავი | KK | 129,084 | 159,016 | 116,384 | 125,103 | 126,000 | 6060 | |
Sagarejo | საგარეჯო | KA | 11,661 | 14,439 | 12,566 | 10,871 | 10,900 | 0 | |
Samtredia | სამტრედია | IM | 33,999 | 34,255 | 29,761 | 25,318 | 25,300 | 0 | |
Senaki | სენაკი | SZ | 27,030 | 28,938 | 28,082 | 21,596 | 21,500 | 0 | |
Sukhumi | AB | 114,373 | 119,150 | 43,716 | 62,914 | 63,600 | 0 | ||
Surami | სურამი | SK | 7,239 | 6,442 | 9,773 | 7,492 | 7,500 | 0 | |
Tbilisi | თბილისი | TB | 1,066,022 | 1,243,150 | 1,073,345 | 1,062,282 | 1,082,400 | 0 | |
Telavi | თელავი | KA | 25,272 | 27,848 | 21,805 | 19,629 | 19,600 | 0 | |
Tkibuli | ტყიბული | IM | 21,821 | 21,994 | 14,464 | 9,770 | 9,700 | 0 | |
Tkvarcheli | AB | 21,805 | 21,744 | ... | 5,013 | 5,050 | 0 | ||
Tsalenjikha | წალენჯიხა | SZ | 2,632 | 9,317 | 8,956 | 3,847 | 3,800 | 0 | |
Tskaltubo | წყალტუბო | IM | 17,658 | 17,393 | 16,841 | 11,281 | 11,200 | 0 | |
Tskhinvali | JO | 34,794 | 42,934 | ... | 30,432 | 30,400 | 0 | ||
Zestaphoni | ზესტაფონი | IM | 21,101 | 25,891 | 24,158 | 20,814 | 20,800 | 0 | |
Zugdidi | ზუგდიდი | SZ | 45,170 | 49,614 | 68,894 | 42,998 | 42,700 | 0 |
- (1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow (web).
(1989) (2002) (2014) State Department for Statistics of Georgia (web).
(Abkhazia) pop-stat.mashke.org. The 2002 population of Sukhumi refers to the disputed Abkhazian census of 2003. The 2014 population refers to the revised results of the 2011 census.
(South Ossetia) south-ossetia.info. The 2014 figures refer to the final results of the 2015 census.