Lawyers in Georgia: Bar register statistics - licences, cities, languages
The public register of the Georgian Bar Association lists 5,903 advocates with active status (register snapshot of 14.11.2026). This page breaks that figure down by licence specialisation, additional specialisations, office city and working languages.
Every number is calculated live from our directory data and changes whenever the register is imported again. Use the tables to set realistic expectations before you start looking: how many advocates can defend in a criminal case, where most offices are, and how many work in a language other than Georgian.
The key figures at a glance
Licence specialisation: general, civil, criminal
To become an advocate in Georgia, a candidate passes the qualification exam in a particular specialisation, and that specialisation is recorded against their entry in the register. The table shows how many active advocates hold each type of licence and what share of the total that represents.
An advocate with a general specialisation may take on any category of case. In criminal proceedings, only an advocate holding a general or criminal law licence can act as defence counsel - 3,842 advocates in total. Representation as an advocate in civil and administrative disputes is open to holders of a general or civil licence, which comes to 4,746 advocates.
Additional specialisations: children's rights and juvenile justice
On top of the core licence, the Bar Association marks additional specialisations in the register, granted after the advocate completes dedicated training. Two of them are counted here.
Georgian legislation expects professionals who work on cases involving minors, lawyers included, to have appropriate training. The juvenile justice specialisation concerns criminal proceedings in which a minor is the accused, the victim or a witness. The children's rights specialisation covers civil disputes, for example when a court decides where a child will live or how contact with a parent is arranged.
Advocates by city
We only know the office city of advocates who have made it public - 475 of them. Counts and percentages in this table are taken from that group, not from all active advocates.
Tbilisi accounts for 343 advocates, or 72.2% of profiles with a published city; Batumi has 55 and Kutaisi 29. For everyone else the place of work is not visible in the public part of the register, so many advocates practising in the regions simply do not appear here.
Which languages advocates work in
Every advocate works in Georgian. Information on other languages has been published by 444 advocates only, so this table describes that group.
Among those who listed their languages, 346 work in English, 356 in Russian, 40 in German, 29 in French and 22 in Turkish. The true figures are probably higher, because many advocates never filled in a language list at all. A client who does not speak Georgian should still confirm the language in the very first conversation.
How complete public profiles are
For every advocate the register gives a name, a certificate number and a licence specialisation. The rest is up to the advocate: 655 have published a photo, 337 a biography, 475 an office city and 444 their working languages. Any advocate can confirm their profile with us and fill in the missing fields.
What these figures mean when you choose an advocate
In a criminal case the licence decides
If you or someone close to you has been detained or charged, look for an advocate with a general or criminal law specialisation. An advocate with a civil licence, however experienced, cannot step in as defence counsel. The licence type is stated on each profile.
Foreign-language advocates are a minority
Profiles that list languages are a small part of the directory, and English and Russian dominate even there. If you need someone who works in German, French or Turkish, start searching early or consider working through an interpreter.
Most offices are in Tbilisi
Of the advocates who published a city, a large share practise in the capital. Clients in the regions often find that a remote consultation and documents shared electronically work well, with the advocate travelling for hearings. A local advocate is still worth looking for if you expect frequent meetings in person.
Cases involving a child need a specialist
When a minor is part of the case, check the profile for an additional specialisation. Advocates holding one make up a small fraction of the profession, so leave yourself time to find the right person.
Where the data comes from and its limits
Statistics are only as good as their source. Here is how we count, and what these numbers cannot tell you.
- Source: the public register of the Georgian Bar Association, snapshot of 14.11.2026.
- Only advocates with active status are counted; entries with suspended or terminated membership are left out.
- Office city and working languages are counted only where the advocate published them, so those two tables show the published part rather than the full picture.
- Licence shares are calculated from all active advocates; city shares come only from profiles that name a city.
- Figures refresh each time the register is re-imported, and the page always states which snapshot date it relies on.
- The page publishes aggregate counts only - no personal data about any individual appears in these statistics.
- None of these numbers measures an advocate's quality or case outcomes; they describe what the register contains, nothing more.
Why we publish statistics on advocates
People looking for a lawyer rarely know how large the pool is or which criteria actually narrow it down. Open figures from the register make that choice easier to understand: once you know that French-speaking advocates are few, or that published offices outside the big cities are scarce, you can plan your search accordingly.
The numbers are also useful to journalists, researchers and advocates themselves. At a glance you can see which fields and which cities have fewer advocates, or how rarely a public profile is filled in completely. That is why the page is free to cite - all we ask is a reference to the source.
How to cite this data
Coalition Legal, "Lawyers in Georgia - statistics from the Bar register", coalition.ge/statistika/, data: Georgian Bar Association register (14.11.2026). Free to cite with a link to this page.
Questions about lawyer statistics in Georgia
How many lawyers are there in Georgia?
According to the public register of the Georgian Bar Association (14.11.2026), 5,903 advocates hold active status. The number moves constantly: new advocates join, while others have their status suspended or terminated.
How many advocates can defend in a criminal case?
3,842 - the advocates with a general or a criminal law specialisation. The licence type is always shown on the profile, so checking it while you choose takes a second.
Why do the city and language tables include fewer advocates than the total?
The public register entry does not contain the office or languages of every advocate. The city is known for 475 advocates and languages for 444. The others have not disappeared - that particular detail is just not public for them.
How many advocates work in English or Russian?
Among profiles that list languages, 346 advocates name English and 356 name Russian. Treat these as minimum figures: most advocates have not filled in the language field.
How accurate is this data?
The figures reflect the register snapshot exactly as of the stated date. Anything that happened afterwards - new members, suspensions, a change of address - shows up only after the next import.
May I use these figures in an article or a study?
Yes, at no cost. Please name the source, link to this page and give the snapshot date, so readers know which moment the numbers describe.
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