Economic Modeling of Demographic Processes: The Case of Georgia

According to the updated results of the Population and Housing Census published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), Georgia's population reached 3,929,581 as of 14 November 2024. Compared with the results of the 2014 census (3,713,804 people), this represents an increase of 5.8%, or 215,777 people. According to Geostat, 52% of Georgia's population, or 2,048,577 people, are women, while 48%, or 1,881,004 people, are men. The 2024 census also revealed that over the past decade the urban population has grown significantly, increasing by 15.7%. In contrast, the rural population has continued to decline, falling by 7.4% between 2014 and 2024—equivalent to a decrease of more than 111,000 people.