Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia
Georgia: Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per 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 share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia is 4.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia peaked at 36.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places Georgia 41st 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.
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.2% | — |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +131.4% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 12.2% | 32.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 20.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 4.2% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia?
- Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Georgia was 4.2% 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day?
- Georgia ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per 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 $3 per day.