People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia

Georgia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.12 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.12 million people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.76 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.12 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201220242000: 1.8M people2001: 1.7M people2002: 1.7M people2003: 1.6M people2004: 1.6M people2005: 1.6M people2006: 1.6M people2007: 1.6M people2008: 1.5M people2009: 1.5M people2010: 1.5M people2011: 1.5M people2012: 1.5M people2013: 1.4M people2014: 1.4M people2015: 1.3M people2016: 1.3M people2017: 1.3M people2018: 1.2M people2019: 1.2M people2020: 1.2M people2021: 1.1M people2022: 1.1M people2023: 1.1M people2024: 1.1M people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia is 1.12 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia peaked at 1.76 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million people, in 2024.

Georgia ranks 69th of 163 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 1.62 million people 1.53 million people 1.76 million people 10
2010s 1.36 million people 1.17 million people 1.51 million people 10
2020s 1.14 million people 1.12 million people 1.16 million people 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 66 Gambia 1.43 million people compare
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  4. 70 Palestine 1.06 million people compare
  5. 71 Costa Rica 1.00 million people compare
  6. 72 Botswana 925,484 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Georgia was 1.12 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2024.
How does Georgia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Georgia ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.