Migration trends in Georgia

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Georgia loses more people than it takes in: 496.5K emigrants against 78.4K immigrants. Net balance −418.1K — 11% of the country's population

3.7M

Population

78.4K

Immigrants

496.5K

Emigrants

−418.1K

Outflow

1 in 47 residents of Georgia was born abroad — and 1 in 8 people born in Georgia lives abroad

#108 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Georgia

Where people move to

139.3K28.1%

90.4K18.2%

66.4K13.4%

Where people come from

1Russia

38.3K48.9%

2Armenia

13.1K16.8%

3Ukraine

12.5K16.0%

Immigrants in Georgia

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

289.2K immigrants · 1.1M emigrants

2000

Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 51%

Today

Since 1990: 210.8K fewer foreign-born residents and 561.2K fewer emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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