Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Georgia, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 9.4% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Georgia peaked at 38.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 58th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.3% | — |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.3% | 38.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 19.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.4% | 21.3% | 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 population living below the national poverty line in Georgia?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Georgia was 9.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Georgia ranks 58th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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