Poverty and living standards in Guria, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Guria was 485 lari per person a month in 2025, 23.0% below the national average of 631 lari and the lowest of 11 regions (up from 454 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Guria?
28,076 people in Guria received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 27.6% of the population, and 5,850 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 37% of household income in Guria in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 33%; remittances from abroad added 14 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Guria spent 321 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 46% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 92.4% of households in Guria were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 6th highest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Guria compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Guria ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household income per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Guria | 485 |
Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents (2025)
Guria ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kvemo Kartli | 52.6 |
| 3 | Shida Kartli | 45.0 |
| 4 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 44.3 |
| 5 | Guria | 38.7 |
| 6 | Kakheti | 37.9 |
| 7 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 32.3 |
| 8 | Imereti | 28.5 |
Households connected to central gas supply (%) (2025)
Guria ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households connected to central gas supply (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kakheti | 99.0% |
| 4 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 94.4% |
| 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% |
Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) (2025)
Guria ranks 4 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 34.7% |
| 2 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 30.5% |
| 3 | Imereti | 27.9% |
| 4 | Guria | 27.6% |
| 5 | Kakheti | 25.3% |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 23.4% |
| 7 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 23.2% |
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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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