Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia
Georgia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 67.9% on the previous year and down 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Georgia ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 3.9% | — |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -62.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -45.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +78.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +130.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -66.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -67.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Georgia was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Georgia ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.