People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia

Georgia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 64,447 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
64,447 people
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
101st
of 231 countries
All-time high
220,545 people
in 2000
All-time low
64,447 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia, 2000–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201220242000: 220.5k people2001: 210.0k people2002: 200.5k people2003: 192.0k people2004: 184.3k people2005: 176.7k people2006: 169.2k people2007: 161.9k people2008: 154.9k people2009: 148.2k people2010: 141.5k people2011: 134.9k people2012: 128.3k people2013: 121.8k people2014: 115.8k people2015: 110.5k people2016: 105.2k people2017: 99.9k people2018: 94.7k people2019: 89.6k people2020: 84.4k people2021: 79.1k people2022: 74.2k people2023: 69.4k people2024: 64.4k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 64,447 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 220,545 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64,447 people, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 101st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 181,818 people 148,174 people 220,545 people 10
2010s 114,210 people 89,569 people 141,532 people 10
2020s 74,318 people 64,447 people 84,390 people 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 98 Portugal 74,268 people compare
  2. 99 Jordan 68,665 people compare
  3. 100 United States 67,545 people compare
  4. 102 El Salvador 58,760 people compare
  5. 103 Jamaica 55,275 people compare
  6. 104 Bulgaria 55,058 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia?
People not using improved drinking water sources in Georgia was 64,447 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 220,545 people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 64,447 people in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Georgia ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.