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Map of the Georgian diaspora in the world (includes people with Georgian ancestry or citizenship).[1][2]
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  + 100,000
  + 10,000
  + 1,000

The Georgian diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Georgia. The countries with the largest Georgian communities outside Georgia are Turkey and Russia.

Geographic distribution

Country/territory Ethnic

Georgians
(latest official)

Ethnic

Georgians
(low est.)

Ethnic

Georgians
(high est.)

People born

in Georgia
(of any ethnicity)

Citizens

of Georgia

 Russia 112,765 (2021 census)[3] 600,000-800,000[4]
1,000,000[4] 		436,442 (2010)[5]
 Greece 43,272 (2017)[6] 13,334 (2017)[7]
 Ukraine 34,200 (2001 census)[8] 71,015 (2001)[9]
 Germany 18,000 (2017)[6] 24,055 (2017)[7]
 Turkey 19,784 (2016)[7]
 United States 17,522 (2014)[6] 9,767 (2017)[7]
 France 16,700 (2019) [10] 16,700 (2019) [11]
 Italy 14,585 (2017)[6] 18,272 (2020)[7]
 Spain 10,612 (2017)[6] 11,078 (2017)[7]
 Azerbaijan[a] 9,900 (2009 census)[13]
 Kazakhstan 4,990 (2009 census)[14]
 Canada 4,775 (2016 census)[15] 2,570 (2016)[16]
 Belarus 2,400 (2009 census)[17]
 Latvia 1,129 (2011 census)[18] 1,289 (2017)[6]
 Armenia 617 (2011 census)[19] 49,322 (2011)[20]
 Moldova 501 (2004 census)[21]
 Lithuania 372 (2011 census)[22]
 Austria 3,635 (2017)[6] 3,406 (2017)[7]
 Czech Republic 1,340 (2012)[6]
 United Kingdom 2,187 (2013)[23]
 Sweden 1,437 (2017)[6]
 Switzerland 935 (2017)[6]
 Estonia 910 (2017)[6]
 Ireland 746 (2016)[6] 429 (2016)[7]
 Australia 670 (2017)[6]
 Belgium 530 (2017)[6] 2,120 (2017)[7]
 Portugal 447 (2020)
 Norway 325 (2017)[6]
 Hungary 302 (2017)[6]
 Denmark 229 (2017)[6]
 Luxembourg 98 (2017)[6]
 Finland 91 (2017)[6]
 Slovakia 85 (2017)[6]
 Slovenia 35 (2017)[6]
 Iceland 25 (2017)[6]
 Poland 10,000[24] 436 (2003)[6] 138 (2010)[7]
 New Zealand 60 (2014)[6]
 Mexico 45 (2016)[6]

Notable people of Georgian descent

Main category: People of Georgian descent
John Shalikashvili, a United States Army General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Supreme Allied Commander from 1993 to 1997.
John Shalikashvili, a United States Army General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Supreme Allied Commander from 1993 to 1997.

Destinations

Europe

North America

Asia

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Excluding Artsakh. The Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) is a de facto independent state that is generally not considered part of the Armenian diaspora. It is internationally recognized as de jure part of Azerbaijan. According to the 2005 census, the number of Armenians in NKR is 137,380.[12]
Citations
  1. ^ "Global Migration Map: Origins and Destinations, 1990-2017". Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ "Georgian | Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Chachanidze, Nodar (13 February 2014). ""Over a million Georgians reside in Russia."". factcheck.ge. FactCheck.ge. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019. For instance, Badri Kutelia, a Georgian sociologist currently living Russia, wrote that: "The number of Georgians living in Russia is somewhere between 600 thousand and 800 thousand." Mikheil Khubutia, President of the Georgian Union in the Russian Federation, asserts that the official figures estimate the number of Georgians living in Russia atone million.
  5. ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 г. Население Российской Федерации и ее субъектов по месту рождения". demoscope.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth: Georgia". stats.oecd.org. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Stock of foreign population by nationality: Georgia". stats.oecd.org. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "National composition of population". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Распределение населения по месту рождения". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Russian). State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Étrangers – Immigrés: Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions" (in French). Insee.fr. n.d. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Étrangers – Immigrés: Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions" (in French). Insee.fr. n.d. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. ^ National Statistical Service of Artsakh. "De Jure Population (Urban, Rural) by Age and Ethnicity" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  13. ^ Ethnic composition of Azerbaijan 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Қазақстан Республикасындағы ұлттық құрам, діни наным және тілдерді меңгеру". stat.gov.kz (in Kazakh (Kazakhstan)). Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Statistics committee. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2016 counts, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Ethnic Composition of the Population of the Republic of Belarus". National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  18. ^ "TSG11-06. Resident population on March 1, 2011 by ethnicity, sex and age group". csb.gov.lv. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia: Sākumlapa. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Population (urban, rural) by Ethnicity, Sex and Age" (PDF). Population Census 2011. Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Population by Place of Birth, Sex and Age" (PDF). Population Census 2011. logoStatistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Eighth and ninth periodic reports of the Republic of Moldovaon the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination". geneva.mfa.gov.md. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova. 7 July 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019. The membership of small ethnic minorities living in various places across thenational territory is as follows: • Georgians − 501
  22. ^ "1 lentelė. Gyventojai pagal tautybę 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001 ir 2011 metais" (PDF). osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian). Statistics Lithuania. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Nationality and country of birth by age, sex and qualifications Jan - Dec 2013 (Excel sheet 60Kb)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Obywatele Gruzji w Polsce - raport - Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców - Portal Gov.pl".
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