In 2024, the share of the population under the absolute poverty line (absolute poverty rate) in Georgia decreased by 2.4 percentage points compared to the previous year, amounting to 9.4 percent.
In 2024, the absolute poverty rate in urban areas decreased by 1.6 percentage points, amounting to 7.8 percent, while in rural areas it decreased by 3.7 percentage points, amounting to 11.9 percent.
In 2024, the absolute poverty rate decreased compared to the previous year across all age groups of the population. Specifically, the indicator was 12.1 percent in the age group under 18 years (-4.0 percentage points), in the 18-64 age group – 9.3 percent (-2.1 percentage points), and in the age group 65 and older – 6.7 percent (-1.3 percentage points).
The absolute poverty rate decreased by 2.4 percentage points for both women and men, amounting to 9.0 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively.
In 2024, the share of the population under 60 percent of the median consumption decreased by 0.9 percentage points, amounting to 18.9 percent, while the share of the population under 40 percent of the median consumption decreased by 0.7 percentage points, amounting to 6.7 percent.
In 2024, compared to the previous year, the value of the Gini coefficient decreased by 0.02 based on both total incomes and total inflows, amounting to 0.35. However, it remained unchanged based on total consumption expenditures and total expenditures, amounting to 0.36 and 0.40, respectively.
