2015–2026 · as of 1 January
Population —
Period 2015–2026
- Samtskhe-Javakheti, 2026 · based on the 2024 census: 155,480
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.
Municipalities in this region
01Akhalkalaki45,23802Akhaltsikhe38,41903Borjomi24,61304Ninotsminda23,56805Adigeni14,29206Aspindza9,350Key indicators
Population on 1 January 2026
Population · Samtskhe-Javakheti
155,480
1 January 2026 · based on the 2024 census
3.9% of Georgia's population
Rank among regions
8/ 11
by population
Density
24.2/km²
rank 9 of 11
Municipalities
6
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.
Density is the 1 January population divided by one fixed area as of March 2014, occupied territories excluded. Tbilisi is 504.24 km² in Geostat's convention, not the 726 km² often cited.
Births and deaths
- Births
- Deaths
- Natural increase
- Births: 1,509
- Deaths: 1,667
- Natural increase: −158
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
−158
Deaths have outnumbered births every year since 2019.
Births
1,509
2015: 2,268
Deaths
1,667
2015: 2,086
Births per 100 deaths
91
2025
Age and sex · census, 14 November 2024
Source: Geostat, 2024 census, population by region, age, urban and rural settlement and sex, counted on 14 November 2024.
Aged 65 and over
19.1%
14 November 2024
People counted
155,282
14 November 2024
Living in cities
37.5%
14 November 2024