Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Georgia

Georgia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 156,464 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
156,464 people
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
61st
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.47 million people
in 2001
All-time low
156,464 people
in 2024
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Georgia, 1996–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1996201020241996: 548.3k people1997: 1.2M people1998: 1.1M people1999: 1.4M people2000: 1.4M people2001: 1.5M people2002: 887.1k people2003: 880.6k people2004: 822.3k people2005: 871.3k people2006: 872.2k people2007: 922.4k people2008: 833.7k people2009: 806.7k people2010: 894.3k people2011: 812.3k people2012: 700.4k people2013: 553.5k people2014: 447.7k people2015: 395.0k people2016: 390.3k people2017: 412.5k people2018: 409.6k people2019: 361.0k people2020: 445.8k people2021: 400.2k people2022: 287.1k people2023: 216.5k people2024: 156.5k people

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 156,464 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Georgia peaked at 1.47 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 156,464 people, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 61st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.07 million people 548,347 people 1.36 million people 4
2000s 979,892 people 806,706 people 1.47 million people 10
2010s 537,659 people 360,956 people 894,336 people 10
2020s 301,211 people 156,464 people 445,845 people 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 58 Bolivia 254,499 people compare
  2. 59 Australia 230,843 people compare
  3. 60 Kyrgyzstan 157,989 people compare
  4. 62 Turkey 149,369 people compare
  5. 63 Paraguay 145,882 people compare
  6. 64 Panama 141,149 people compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Georgia?
Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Georgia was 156,464 people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million people in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 156,464 people in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
Georgia ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.