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Capital city · Georgia · Asia

Tbilisi

Tbilisi · Georgia
City population
1,049,498
#1
in Georgia
#513
worldwide
Tbilisi
41.691, 44.834
City population
1,049,498
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Georgia
#1
of 17 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#513
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Georgia
26.7%
of the national population

About Tbilisi

Ranked 513th among world cities by population, the capital holds 1,049,498 residents and accounts for 26.7% of Georgia's population. It sits 433 m above sea level. Rustavi, with 128,249 people, lies 19 km away; three other cities of 20,000–42,000 residents are positioned 58–80 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Georgia
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Georgia
Region
Tbilisi
Capital
National capital
Elevation
433 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tbilisi
Coordinates
41.691, 44.834
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 17 in Georgia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMRustavi128K people23KMMarneuli26K people58KMTelavi20K people68KMGori42K people80KMGazakh21K people · Azerbaijan

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Tbilisi1.05M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Tbilisi compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Tbilisi1.05M

Tbilisi Population FAQ

What is the population of Tbilisi?

Tbilisi has a city population of 1,049,498. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Tbilisi?

Tbilisi is in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its coordinates are 41.691, 44.834.

How big is Tbilisi compared with other cities in Georgia?

It is the 1st largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Georgia, holding 26.7% of the national population.

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