In 2023, about 13.6 percent of Georgia's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

In 2023, the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Georgia was 11.8 percent. Between 2006 and 2023, the figure dropped by 25.1 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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Georgia: Poverty, percent of population: The latest value from 2022 is 15.6 percent, a decline from 17.5 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 21.55 percent, based on data from 34 countries. Historically, the average for Georgia from 2006 to 2022 is 26.83 percent. The minimum value, 15.6 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 38.8 percent was recorded in 2007.

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Poverty rate at $1.9 a day of Georgia plummeted by 24.68% from 7.70 % in 2022 to 5.80 % in 2023. Since the 23.71% surge in 2020, poverty rate at $1.9 a day sank by 51.67% in 2023. Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Poverty rate at $3.2 a day of Georgia sank by 21.35% from 17.80 % in 2022 to 14.00 % in 2023. Since the 15.07% jump in 2020, poverty rate at $3.2 a day plummeted by 44.44% in 2023. Population below $3.1 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.1 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

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Georgia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 25.000 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.100 % for 2021. Georgia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 32.400 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.700 % in 2001 and a record low of 25.000 % in 2022. Georgia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

11.8 (%) in 2023. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Historical dataset showing Georgia poverty rate by year from 1996 to 2023.

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