Poverty and living standards in Shida Kartli, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Shida Kartli was 529 lari per person a month in 2025, 16.2% below the national average of 631 lari and 3rd lowest of 11 regions (up from 490 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Shida Kartli?
57,157 people in Shida Kartli received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 23.0% of the population, and 15,095 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- Wages made up 43% of household income in Shida Kartli in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 23%; remittances from abroad added 6 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Shida Kartli spent 370 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 42% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 99.3% of households in Shida Kartli were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, 2nd highest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%), up from 56.9% in 2015. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Shida Kartli compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 9 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)
Shida Kartli ranks 3 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Families receiving subsistence allowance per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 109.5 |
| 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 |
Households connected to central gas supply (%) (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 2 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)
Shida Kartli ranks 8 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension recipients as a share of the population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 16.1% |
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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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