Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia
Georgia: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia peaked at 46.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2022.
Georgia ranks 43rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.7% | — |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +114.4% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 16.7% | 41.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.0% | 3 |
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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia was 11.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
- How does Georgia rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.