Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia
Georgia: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia stood at 3.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia peaked at 21.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
That places Georgia 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 5.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 8 Ecuador 4.8% compare
- 9 Colombia 4.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 4.2% compare
- 12 El Salvador 2.8% compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.8% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 2.8% compare
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Georgia was 3.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Georgia ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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