Georgians are genetically equidistant to Balochi and Romanians.

[Leto]

I sincerely doubt that number. Unless of course most Georgians from Tbilisi are from the West. Then again, it makes sense considering that Tbilisi had an Armenian majority until the late 1800s.

Ethnic Georgians by province according to the 2014 census

3,224,564 - Georgia
530,288 - Imereti *
328,662 - Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti *
320,742 - Adjara *
271,298 - Kakheti
249,479 - Shida Kartli
217,305 - Kvemo Kartli
111,168 - Guria *
89,343 - Mtskheta-Mtianeti
77,498 - Samtskhe-Javakheti
31,977 - Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti *

= 41%

[MS85]

Imeretins and Megrelians are the majority in Georgia. They are cholchians.
Massive migration from west to Tbilisi started in the 20-th century that changed Tbilisi a lot.

Yeah, Tbilisi changed a lot!

Tbilisi is now populated by other people. Me, my parents and my grandparents were born in Tbilisi (only 1 grandmother was not born in Tbilisi, but in Armenia). We are the true Tbilisi people. We are born and raised in the Sololaki neighborhood, next to the Botanic Gardens.

[FinalFlash]

Imeretins and Megrelians are the majority in Georgia. They are cholchians.
Massive migration from west to Tbilisi started in the 20-th century that changed Tbilisi a lot.

I need to see statistics on this. To my knowledge, Western Georgia is the least populated region of Georgia.

[FinalFlash]

Ethnic Georgians by province according to the 2014 census

3,224,564 - Georgia
530,288 - Imereti *
328,662 - Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti *
320,742 - Adjara *
271,298 - Kakheti
249,479 - Shida Kartli
217,305 - Kvemo Kartli
111,168 - Guria *
89,343 - Mtskheta-Mtianeti
77,498 - Samtskhe-Javakheti
31,977 - Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti *

= 41%

So it's not more than 70% like our friend user suggested.

[user_]

How old are you? From which generation? Because there are not much Ezdi Kurds left in Georgia. Nowadays most young Georgians don't even know who Ezdi Kurds are. Ezdi Kurds lived mostly in Tbilisi. Also the population of Tbilisi changed big time. Many authentic people of Tbilisi (like Ezdi Kurds, Armenians etc.) left the city. Back in the 80ies and 90ies when there were at least 40000 Ezdi Kurds in Georgia.

Tbilisi was much more multicultural in the past. Nowadays it is populated by Georgians who are not even from Tbilisi.


Tbilisi was (and is) such a nice city.

I'm 30 and you are right, many young Georgians even don't know that there are such people like Ezids. But i have neighbors who are Kurds, if i'm right they have armenian surnames.

Many armenians and kurds left Tbilisi after Soviet union collapsed, and Georgians mostly from Abkazia, Megrelia and Imereti migrated to Tbilisi.
But anyways Tbilisi is still very multicultural city, tourism is booming and you'll see people from all over the world.

[Leto]

So it's not more than 70% like our friend user suggested.

Well, we don't know how many Tbilisians are of Western extraction. Let's say half of them. Then Western Georgians would make up over 50% of the population.

[user_]

Ethnic Georgians by province according to the 2014 census

3,224,564 - Georgia
530,288 - Imereti *
328,662 - Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti *
320,742 - Adjara *
271,298 - Kakheti
249,479 - Shida Kartli
217,305 - Kvemo Kartli
111,168 - Guria *
89,343 - Mtskheta-Mtianeti
77,498 - Samtskhe-Javakheti
31,977 - Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti *

= 41%

Tbilisi makes almost 35% of whole population, is located in the east, but it's also mostly populated by Imeretians and Megrelians.
About 300 000 megrelians left Abkazia and majority of them settled in Tbilisi.

[FinalFlash]

I'm 30 and you are right, many young Georgians even don't know that there are such people like Ezids. But i have neighbors who are Kurds, if i'm right they have armenian surnames.

Many armenians and kurds left Tbilisi after Soviet union collapsed, and Georgians mostly from Abkazia, Megrelia and Imereti migrated to Tbilisi.
But anyways Tbilisi is still very multicultural city, tourism is booming and you'll see people from all over the world.

You lot probably mistake your yezdi for Armenians because of their Armenized last name.

Vor v'zakoni ganster Hasan Usoyan was a yezdi for example which you people probably assume him to be Armenian given his pseudo-Armenian sounding last name.

[Ice]

I prefer batumi to tbilisi..

[FinalFlash]

Well, we don't know how many Tbilisians are of Western extraction. Let's say half of them. Then Western Georgians would make up over 50% of the population.

They probably constitute 50-60% of the population which is no surprise considering that Armenians formed a majority in Tbilisi until the late 19th, early 20th century.

Still, I imagine around 40% of Georgians, are of Eastern extract