Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Georgia
Georgia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 58.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Georgia is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Georgia peaked at 92.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2024.
That places Georgia 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.1% | — |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -6.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 58.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 58.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 14.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.6% | 71.1% | 90.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 72.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 58.5% | 77.5% | 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 $10 a day in Georgia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Georgia was 58.5% 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 $10 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Georgia ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.