Poverty and living standards in Adjara Aut. Rep., Georgia: official figures
Average household income in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara was 556 lari per person a month in 2025, 11.8% below the national average of 631 lari and 5th lowest of 11 regions (up from 509 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara?
66,521 people in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 16.1% of the population, and 23,604 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 51% of household income in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 20%; remittances from abroad added 13 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara spent 375 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 36% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 84.5% of households in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 3rd lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%), up from 46.6% in 2015. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Adjara Aut. Rep. compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household income per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kakheti | 610 |
| 5 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 589 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 571 |
| 7 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 556 |
| 8 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 542 |
| 9 | Shida Kartli | 529 |
| 10 | Kvemo Kartli | 491 |
Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 10 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Guria | 38.7 |
| 6 | Kakheti | 37.9 |
| 7 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 32.3 |
| 8 | Imereti | 28.5 |
| 9 | Tbilisi | 24.4 |
| 10 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 23.6 |
| 11 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 20.6 |
Households connected to central gas supply (%) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 9 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households connected to central gas supply (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kvemo Kartli | 92.9% |
| 6 | Guria | 92.4% |
| 7 | Imereti | 88.8% |
| 8 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 85.0% |
| 9 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 84.5% |
| 10 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 82.8% |
| 11 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 36.7% |
Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) (2025)
Adjara Aut. Rep. ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kakheti | 25.3% |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 23.4% |
| 7 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 23.2% |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 23.0% |
| 9 | Kvemo Kartli | 20.8% |
| 10 | Tbilisi | 19.9% |
| 11 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 16.1% |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Regional Statistics: population and vital statistics, regional GDP, labour force, earnings, household incomes and expenditures, health care and social protection, schools and universities, household infrastructure, hotels and foreign direct investment by region (the eleven Excel files offered on the page, saved unmodified in one archive with a manifest of their download links), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a38acfadfe56…)
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