Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia
Georgia: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 35.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia stood at 35.6%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia peaked at 76.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2022.
That places Georgia 43rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.6% | — |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 40.6% | 71.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 58.8% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 41.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 35.6% | 46.6% | 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Georgia was 35.6% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- How does Georgia rank for share of population living on less than the upper-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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.