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2015–2026 · as of 1 January

Population —

Shida Kartli · Rank 26 of 64 · 1 January 2026
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Period 2015–2026

persons, on 1 January
0 k10 k20 k30 k40 k50 k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Census re-base
  • Kareli, 2026 · based on the 2024 census: 38,139

Range 2015–2026
Census re-base
20152026

Source: Geostat — population on 1 January and density by region, 2015–2026. Shares and ranks are computed by Fiscal.ge. Methodology.

On 1 January 2025 Geostat re-based the population to the 2024 census, adding about 226,000 people. Figures before and after are on different bases and are not compared.

Key indicators

Population on 1 January 2026

Population · Kareli

38,139

1 January 2026 · based on the 2024 census

15.4% of the region's population (Shida Kartli)

Rank among municipalities

26/ 64

by population

Share of Georgia

1.0%

Region

248,396

Shida Kartli

The indicators describe this place for the last year of the period. No change is computed: from 2025 the figures are based on the 2024 census.

Births and deaths

  • Births
  • Deaths
  • Natural increase
−750−500−250025050075020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
  • Births: 391
  • Deaths: 444
  • Natural increase: −53

Source: Geostat, live births and deaths by region and self-governed unit, 2015–2025. Counts are registered events and do not change at the census re-base.

Natural increase, 2025

−53

Deaths have outnumbered births every year since 2019.

Births

391

2015: 694

Deaths

444

2015: 583

Births per 100 deaths

88

2025

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