Urban population, total in Georgia
Georgia: Urban population, total was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Urban population, total in Georgia, 1997–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, urban population, total in Georgia stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Georgia peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
That places Georgia 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Georgia?
- Urban population, total in Georgia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for urban population, total?
- Georgia ranks 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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