Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.03% to 40.1% in Georgia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Georgia reached an all time high of 56.9% in 1960 and an all time low of 40.1% in 2021. When compared to Georgia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Armenia amounted to 36.6%, 43.2% in Azerbaijan, 25.1% in Russia and 23.4% in Turkey in 2021.
Georgia has been ranked 85th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Armenia | % | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 45.3% | 45.0% | 44.7% | 44.3% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 26.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 42.6% | 42.2% | 41.8% | 41.4% | 41.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 26.4% | 25.9% | 25.4% | 24.9% | 24.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% |
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