In the first half of 2025, 1,905,192 foreign nationals entered Georgia, with more than a quarter of those entries—498,726—coming from the Russian Federation, according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Russian Citizens:

Entries: 498,726

Departures: 471,855

Net Remaining: 26,871 Russian citizens stayed in Georgia during the six-month period.

Top Countries by Border Crossings (Jan–Jun 2025):

Russia – 498,726 entries / 471,855 exits

Turkey – 333,953 entries / 340,050 exits

Armenia – 275,138 entries / 271,974 exits

EU countries – 137,586 entries / 130,690 exits

Israel – 102,037 entries / 103,881 exits

Azerbaijan – 85,371 entries / 81,360 exits

India – 57,412 entries / 59,835 exits

Overall:

Foreign entries: 1,905,192

Foreign exits: 1,851,009

This results in a net increase of 54,183 foreign citizens remaining in Georgia during the first half of the year, with Russians accounting for nearly half of that number.