Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Georgia
Georgia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Georgia is 12.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Georgia peaked at 19.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
That places Georgia 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 50% of the median in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -12.4% |
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 | 13.6% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Georgia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Georgia was 12.3% 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 50% of the median recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Georgia ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% 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 50% of the median.