People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia
Georgia: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 62,927 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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
Georgia recorded 62,927 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia peaked at 195,726 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62,927 people, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 92nd of 178 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 195,726 people | — |
| 2001 | 186,903 people | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 178,777 people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 171,245 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 164,430 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 157,747 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 151,228 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 144,877 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 138,764 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 132,930 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 127,195 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 121,455 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 115,780 people | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 110,230 people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 105,202 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 100,673 people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 96,240 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 91,867 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 87,572 people | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 83,323 people | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 79,064 people | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 74,746 people | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 70,756 people | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 66,926 people | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 62,927 people | -6.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 62,927 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 62,927 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 60.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162,263 people | 132,930 people | 195,726 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,954 people | 83,323 people | 127,195 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,884 people | 62,927 people | 79,064 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Georgia was 62,927 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 195,726 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,927 people in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Georgia ranks 92nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.