Poverty and living standards in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Mtskheta-Mtianeti was 542 lari per person a month in 2025, 14.0% below the national average of 631 lari and 4th lowest of 11 regions (up from 493 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
21,626 people in Mtskheta-Mtianeti received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 23.2% of the population, and 4,314 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 47% of household income in Mtskheta-Mtianeti in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 27%; remittances from abroad added 4 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Mtskheta-Mtianeti spent 361 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
- 94.4% of households in Mtskheta-Mtianeti were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 4th highest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Mtskheta-Mtianeti compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 8 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 23.6 |
Households connected to central gas supply (%) (2025)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 4 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)
Mtskheta-Mtianeti ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Guria | 27.6% |
| 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% |
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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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