Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Georgia
Georgia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Georgia is 11.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Georgia peaked at 57.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
That places Georgia 43rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 22.7% | 51.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 21.9% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 11.0% | 25.2% | 5 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.39 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4778 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Georgia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Georgia was 11.0% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.