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Georgia

Tbilisi; Samtskhe-Javakheti; Kvemo Kartli; Batumi/Adjara

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

>200k

Year not stated

Estimates differ

Official census

169k

Population period:

Official census: Armenian ethnicity · excludes occupied territories

Georgia · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: More than 200,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

Estimate year not stated; source checked 1 November 2026

What the figure measures
The Diaspora Office’s broad community estimate. Its stated 200,000 boundary is used for sorting and the community-reference sum, not as an exact count.
Georgia · Official census: Official sources

Published population figure: 169,296

Population reference period
2024
Source published
22 June 2026
Latest source check

2024 census; reference 14 November 2024; released 22 June 2026

What the figure measures
Residents recorded as Armenian in the census national/ethnic composition. Census coverage excludes occupied territories; ethnicity is distinct from language, religion and citizenship.

Data limitation: The Office also mentions an unofficial 400,000, without a year or method. Geostat’s 169,296 appears separately as the 2024 census ethnicity count, excluding occupied territories. The definitions, dates and coverage differ; the community estimate and census count must not be added.

Georgia: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Tbilisi; Samtskhe-Javakheti; Kvemo Kartli; Batumi/Adjara

The embassy identifies Hayartun and community associations alongside Armenian schools and churches. These communities include longstanding local populations.

Community institutions

Georgia: Coverage and source notes

Selected examples include Apostolic and Catholic institutions. Preschool, supplementary education and directory-based school evidence are distinguished. Minority-rights findings are attributed to the Public Defender; they are not Armenian-only statistics.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 3

Organizations3

Armenian Community of Georgia

Georgia

Directory listing

Georgia · Armenian Community of Georgia: About and sources

Community organisation listed by Armenia’s embassy and Hayartun. Current programmes require direct confirmation.

Source date not stated

Listing only · current services unverified

Evidence check and limits

The checked source provides a directory record. A listing alone does not confirm current services, classes or opening arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Vernatun Union of Armenian Writers of Georgia

Georgia

Directory listing

Georgia · Vernatun Union of Armenian Writers of Georgia: About and sources

Literary association named in embassy and diocesan cultural directories; present membership is unverified.

Source date not stated

Listing only · current services unverified

Evidence check and limits

The checked source provides a directory record. A listing alone does not confirm current services, classes or opening arrangements.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 4

Education4

St Moses of Khoren Preschool

Tbilisi

Direct source

Georgia · St Moses of Khoren Preschool: About and sources

Diocesan preschool with Armenian-language preparation; its June 2026 graduation was documented by the provider.

Date / reference period:

Sources

St Gregory of Narek Saturday School

Tbilisi

Direct source

Georgia · St Gregory of Narek Saturday School: About and sources

Supplementary Armenian school identified in Hayartun’s own programme description; current enrolment has not been verified.

Source date not stated

Source available · activity undated

Evidence check and limits

The checked institutional page was readable. No attributable 2024–2026 activity date was verified on that page; this does not establish inactivity.

Directory sources checked:

Sources

Tbilisi Armenian School No. 104

Tbilisi

Directory listing

Georgia · Tbilisi Armenian School No. 104: About and sources

School named as a destination for preschool graduates in the Diocese’s June 2026 report, with its teachers attending the event.

Date / reference period:

Sources

Poka Public School

Poka, Ninotsminda, Javakheti

Direct source

Georgia · Poka Public School: About and sources

Public general school in Javakheti; the Ministry identified it as Armenian-language in 2013. The municipality documents a November 2025 school visit. Current enrolment and teaching languages require confirmation.

Date / reference period:

Sources

Churches and religious institutions 2

Churches2

Armenian Apostolic Diocese in Georgia

Georgia; Tbilisi diocesan centre

Direct source

Georgia · Armenian Apostolic Diocese in Georgia: About and sources

Armenian Apostolic jurisdiction with parish, education, youth and cultural-centre directories and dated 2026 activity reports.

Date / reference period:

Sources

Media and community publications 2

Media2

Community issues and evidence gaps

Issues3

Issues are attributed to the cited evidence and retain the source date. Research gaps identify questions that the available evidence does not settle; they are not findings that a service or activity is absent.

State-language access and education

The Public Defender’s April 2025 account of a study of Armenian- and Azerbaijani-speaking participants identifies service-access language barriers and a need to expand bilingual education.

Reported issueDate / reference period:

Sources
Georgia: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Update population evidence with clearly stated territorial coverage.
  • Study access to Armenian-language education and cooperation across local communities.
Georgia: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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