2015–2026 · as of 1 January
Population —
Period 2015–2026
- Shida Kartli, 2026 · based on the 2024 census: 248,396
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 · Shida Kartli
248,396
1 January 2026 · based on the 2024 census
6.3% of Georgia's population
Rank among regions
7/ 11
by population
Density
72.5/km²
rank 4 of 11
Municipalities
4
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: 2,238
- Deaths: 3,023
- Natural increase: −785
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
−785
Deaths have outnumbered births every year since 2018.
Births
2,238
2015: 4,139
Deaths
3,023
2015: 3,570
Births per 100 deaths
74
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
18.9%
14 November 2024
People counted
251,736
14 November 2024
Living in cities
42.1%
14 November 2024