People using improved drinking water sources in Georgia
Georgia: People using improved drinking water sources was 64,258 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Georgia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Georgia stood at 64,258 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 214,269 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64,258 people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 94th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 214,269 people | — |
| 2001 | 203,855 people | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 194,500 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 186,094 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 178,750 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 171,523 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 164,444 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 157,520 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 150,831 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 144,422 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 138,097 people | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 131,746 people | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 125,442 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 119,253 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 113,610 people | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 108,484 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 103,441 people | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 98,444 people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 93,508 people | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 88,601 people | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 83,662 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 78,640 people | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 73,941 people | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 69,245 people | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 64,258 people | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,621 people | 144,422 people | 214,269 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,063 people | 88,601 people | 138,097 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,949 people | 64,258 people | 83,662 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0105 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Georgia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Georgia was 64,258 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 214,269 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,258 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Georgia ranks 94th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.