Poverty and living standards in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Samtskhe-Javakheti was 589 lari per person a month in 2025, 6.5% below the national average of 631 lari and 5th highest of 11 regions (up from 495 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Samtskhe-Javakheti?
36,365 people in Samtskhe-Javakheti received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 23.4% of the population, and 6,797 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
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- Wages made up 35% of household income in Samtskhe-Javakheti in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 23%; remittances from abroad added 22 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Samtskhe-Javakheti spent 359 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 32% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 82.8% of households in Samtskhe-Javakheti were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 2nd lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Samtskhe-Javakheti compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 5 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household income per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 542 |
Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents (2025)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 11 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 10 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)
Samtskhe-Javakheti ranks 6 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Kvemo Kartli | 20.8% |
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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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