 As of 2006 its total population is 26,989, out of which the population of Gołdap is 13,641 and the rural population is 13,348.Gołdap County is bordered by Suwałki County to the east, Olecko County to the south, Giżycko County to the south-west and Węgorzewo County to the west.It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north.