Georgia vs Ireland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Georgia
1.38 million people
in 2050
Ireland
1.57 million people
in 2050
Georgia rank
107th
Ireland rank
105th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Georgia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.57 million people against 1.38 million people in Georgia, a difference of 190,930 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ireland ahead.
Georgia ranks 107th and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 226,999 people | 300,000 people | 73,001 people | Ireland |
| 1100s | 340,495 people | 400,000 people | 59,505 people | Ireland |
| 1200s | 453,981 people | 600,000 people | 146,019 people | Ireland |
| 1300s | 567,930 people | 800,000 people | 232,070 people | Ireland |
| 1400s | 453,832 people | 600,000 people | 146,168 people | Ireland |
| 1500s | 567,369 people | 800,000 people | 232,631 people | Ireland |
| 1600s | 678,730 people | 1.25 million people | 571,270 people | Ireland |
| 1700s | 787,050 people | 2.42 million people | 1.63 million people | Ireland |
| 1710s | 500,988 people | 2.91 million people | 2.41 million people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 542,738 people | 2.96 million people | 2.42 million people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 587,966 people | 3.01 million people | 2.42 million people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 636,963 people | 3.07 million people | 2.43 million people | Ireland |
| 1750s | 690,043 people | 3.12 million people | 2.43 million people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 747,547 people | 3.09 million people | 2.34 million people | Ireland |
| 1770s | 809,842 people | 3.06 million people | 2.25 million people | Ireland |
| 1780s | 877,329 people | 3.38 million people | 2.51 million people | Ireland |
| 1790s | 949,956 people | 3.99 million people | 3.04 million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 1.03 million people | 4.24 million people | 3.22 million people | Ireland |
| 1810s | 1.11 million people | 4.81 million people | 3.70 million people | Ireland |
| 1820s | 1.20 million people | 5.58 million people | 4.39 million people | Ireland |
| 1830s | 1.29 million people | 6.04 million people | 4.75 million people | Ireland |
| 1840s | 1.39 million people | 6.31 million people | 4.93 million people | Ireland |
| 1850s | 1.49 million people | 5.10 million people | 3.61 million people | Ireland |
| 1860s | 1.60 million people | 4.23 million people | 2.63 million people | Ireland |
| 1870s | 1.71 million people | 3.85 million people | 2.15 million people | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.82 million people | 3.62 million people | 1.80 million people | Ireland |
| 1890s | 1.93 million people | 3.21 million people | 1.29 million people | Ireland |
| 1900s | 2.03 million people | 2.98 million people | 945,380 people | Ireland |
| 1910s | 2.13 million people | 2.86 million people | 731,020 people | Ireland |
| 1920s | 2.20 million people | 2.78 million people | 576,790 people | Ireland |
| 1930s | 2.24 million people | 1.82 million people | 422,200 people | Georgia |
| 1940s | 2.53 million people | 1.79 million people | 739,960 people | Georgia |
| 1950s | 2.25 million people | 1.66 million people | 596,007 people | Georgia |
| 1960s | 2.40 million people | 1.49 million people | 905,898 people | Georgia |
| 1970s | 2.49 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.02 million people | Georgia |
| 1980s | 2.47 million people | 1.53 million people | 931,762 people | Georgia |
| 1990s | 2.30 million people | 1.52 million people | 771,187 people | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.91 million people | 1.64 million people | 262,340 people | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.64 million people | 1.76 million people | 122,675 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.87 million people | 372,175 people | Ireland |
| 2030s | 1.44 million people | 1.85 million people | 413,535 people | Ireland |
| 2040s | 1.40 million people | 1.70 million people | 300,748 people | Ireland |
| 2050s | 1.38 million people | 1.57 million people | 190,930 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Georgia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.57 million people against 1.38 million people in Georgia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Georgia and Ireland?
- 190,930 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Ireland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Georgia and Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Georgia ranks 107th and Ireland ranks 105th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.