Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia
Georgia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia peaked at 12.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 53rd of 120 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.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.9% | — |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Georgia was 6.6% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Georgia ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.