2017 data: 21.9% of Georgia’s population under absolute poverty line
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Almost 22 percent of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2017 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgia’s population has reached 3,729,600 people.
Most people under absolute the poverty line live in the country’s rural areas.
Geostat said that the share of the population under absolute poverty line is 26.6 percent in rural Georgia and 18.6 percent in urban areas.
The share of the population under 60 percent of the median consumption is 22.3 percent (urban – 17 percent, rural – 29.6 percent), said Geostat.
Meanwhile, the share of population under 40 percent of the median consumption is 8.5 percent (urban – 6.2 percent, rural – 11.3 percent).
To note, the average monthly income in Georgia was 1,016 GEL (about $411.34/€351.15*) in 2017, says Geostat data.
The average monthly salary in Georgia was 1,069.1 GEL (about $432.83/€369.50*) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2017.
Meanwhile, last year the annual unemployment rate in Georgia declined by 0.1 percentage points and equalled 13.9 percent, said Geostat.
*Currency conversions reflect National Bank of Georgia values as of today.
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has endorsed the 2019-2022 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Georgia, which aims to support sustainable and inclusive growth and improve living standards in the country.
The average monthly income in Georgia was 1,016 GEL (about $408.85/€348.77*) in 2017, shows the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In 2017 the annual unemployment rate in Georgia declined by 0.1 percentage points and equalled 13.9 percent, shows the employment and unemployment annual data of 2017 of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
But men earn more than women
The average monthly salary in Georgia was 1,069.1 GEL (about $418.40/€355.01*) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2017, shows the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
EU-funded projects with a budget of 22 million euros (60 million GEL) implemented by the UNDP and the FAO will provide direct assistance to rural communities and support the governments of Georgia and the Adjara Autonomous Republic in sustainable agriculture and rural development policy.
A total of 16,967 foreign citizens were working in Georgia in January-June 2018, local media outlet BPN reports based on information provided by the Georgian Revenue Service.
The Austrian Development Agency has allocated about €4 million to help Georgia develop organic farming.
About 20.1 per cent of Georgia’s population is under the absolute poverty line, shows the latest data of 2018 poverty indicators published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Most people under absolute the poverty line live in the country’s rural areas.