Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia is 12.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia peaked at 19.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 53rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -12.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 12.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.8% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia was 12.3% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Georgia ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.