Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Georgia
Georgia: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 156,464 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Georgia stood at 156,464 people. 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, total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 548,347 people | — |
| 1997 | 1.23 million people | +124.1% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million people | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million people | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million people | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 887,124 people | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 880,641 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 822,317 people | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 871,274 people | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 872,173 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 922,374 people | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 833,655 people | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 806,706 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 894,336 people | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 812,312 people | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 700,363 people | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 553,543 people | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 447,651 people | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 395,008 people | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 390,318 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 412,517 people | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 409,589 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 360,956 people | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 445,845 people | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 400,160 people | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 287,098 people | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 216,490 people | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 156,464 people | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Georgia?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,464 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Georgia ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.