In 2020, the number of people living below the absolute poverty line in Georgia increased by 72,000, reaching 794,000. As a result of the economic crisis, poverty increased by 1.8 percentage points and reached 21.3% of the population.
According to Absolute Poverty Statistics, there has not been a single year in the last 10 years when poverty has increased so dramatically.
According to statistics, the growth of poverty in Georgia is much more acute in the regions, where the number of socially vulnerable population increased by 3.8 percentage points to 27.5%. Absolute poverty in cities increased by 0.7 percentage points to 17.1%.
In terms of gender, poverty increased more sharply by 2.1 percentage points among men and it stands at 21.7%. Among women, the increase in poverty was 1.5 percentage points and it is 20.9%.
