Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population rose 1.34% to 29.5% in Georgia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Georgia reached an all time high of 29.5% in 2024 and an all time low of 19.7% in 1960. When compared to Georgia's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Armenia amounted to 36.2%, 24.2% in Azerbaijan, 23.9% in Russia and 38.9% in Turkey in 2024.
Georgia has been ranked 39th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Armenia | % | 36.4% | 36.6% | 36.7% | 36.8% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 23.0% | 23.1% | 23.2% | 23.4% | 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 19.0% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 19.7% | 19.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 27.7% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 28.9% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.1% | 29.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 9.58% | 9.60% | 9.63% | 9.66% | 9.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 29.8% | 30.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 24.7% | 24.8% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 25.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 23.9% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.1% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.7% | 64.9% | 65.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 23.0% | 23.2% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.6% | 37.9% | 38.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 46.1% | 46.2% | 46.4% | 46.7% | 46.9% |
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