Poverty and living standards in Imereti, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Imereti was 663 lari per person a month in 2025, 5.1% above the national average of 631 lari and 3rd highest of 11 regions (up from 609 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Imereti?
137,551 people in Imereti received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 27.9% of the population, and 29,300 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 39% of household income in Imereti in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 23%; remittances from abroad added 41 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Imereti spent 466 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 37% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 88.8% of households in Imereti were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 5th lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%), up from 50.3% in 2015. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Imereti compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Imereti ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household income per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 745 |
| 2 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 744 |
| 3 | Imereti | 663 |
| 4 | Kakheti | 610 |
| 5 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 589 |
| 6 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 571 |
| 7 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 556 |
Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents (2025)
Imereti ranks 8 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)
Imereti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households connected to central gas supply (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 82.8% |
Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) (2025)
Imereti ranks 3 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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