Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Georgia
Georgia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 58.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 58.5% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Georgia peaked at 92.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 42nd 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.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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% |
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 poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.81 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,568 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.59 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Georgia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Georgia ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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.