Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia
Georgia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia is 12.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia peaked at 19.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 54th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.8% | — |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -12.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 12.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More infrastructure data for Georgia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 258,038 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.78 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0677 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 258,038 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Georgia was 12.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Georgia ranks 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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