Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia
Georgia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5917 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.5917 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia peaked at 0.6365 people per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4741 people per person, in 1960.
Georgia ranks 134th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4741 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4864 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4965 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5017 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.509 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5171 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5257 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5348 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5443 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5534 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5592 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.562 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5639 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5668 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5713 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5795 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5862 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5897 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5964 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6019 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6046 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6082 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.612 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6155 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6192 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6228 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6266 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6317 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6365 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6334 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6256 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6107 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5935 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5729 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5637 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5679 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5721 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5733 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.57 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5642 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5573 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5496 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5438 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5429 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5445 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5468 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5496 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5527 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5553 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.562 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5679 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5735 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5783 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5801 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5815 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.584 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.587 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5901 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5937 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5984 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6016 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6071 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6134 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6226 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.61 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5917 people per person | -3.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.5917 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.5917 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5143 people per person | 0.4741 people per person | 0.5534 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5777 people per person | 0.5592 people per person | 0.6019 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.621 people per person | 0.6046 people per person | 0.6365 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5814 people per person | 0.5637 people per person | 0.6256 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5504 people per person | 0.5429 people per person | 0.562 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5835 people per person | 0.5679 people per person | 0.5984 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6077 people per person | 0.5917 people per person | 0.6226 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More population data for Georgia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2343 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,385 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3182 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.685 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 42.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 126,871 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Georgia was 0.5917 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6365 people per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4741 people per person in 1960.
- How does Georgia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Georgia ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.