Poverty and living standards in Kakheti, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Kakheti was 610 lari per person a month in 2025, 3.3% below the national average of 631 lari and 4th highest of 11 regions (up from 577 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Kakheti?
75,805 people in Kakheti received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 25.3% of the population, and 15,441 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 34% of household income in Kakheti in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 25%; remittances from abroad added 16 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Kakheti spent 487 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 44% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 99.0% of households in Kakheti were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 3rd highest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%), up from 61.5% in 2015. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Kakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Kakheti ranks 4 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)
Kakheti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Tbilisi | 24.4 |
Households connected to central gas supply (%) (2025)
Kakheti ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households connected to central gas supply (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | 99.3% |
| 2 | Shida Kartli | 99.3% |
| 3 | Kakheti | 99.0% |
| 4 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 94.4% |
| 5 | Kvemo Kartli | 92.9% |
| 6 | Guria | 92.4% |
| 7 | Imereti | 88.8% |
Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) (2025)
Kakheti ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 23.0% |
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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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