Poverty and living standards in Tbilisi, Georgia: official figures
Average household income in Tbilisi was 745 lari per person a month in 2025, 18.2% above the national average of 631 lari and the highest of 11 regions (up from 655 lari in 2024).
How many pensioners are there in Tbilisi?
272,584 people in Tbilisi received a state pension at the end of 2025, equal to 19.9% of the population, and 51,740 received a social package (disability, survivor and similar benefits).
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- Wages made up 57% of household income in Tbilisi in 2025 and pensions, stipends and social assistance 17%; remittances from abroad added 18 lari per person a month. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Residents of Tbilisi spent 529 lari per person a month on consumption in 2025 (Georgia 448 lari), and food, drink and tobacco took 36% of their cash spending. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 99.3% of households in Tbilisi were connected to the central gas supply in 2025, the highest of 11 regions (Georgia 93.6%), up from 97.6% in 2015. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Tbilisi compares with other first-level divisions
Household income per person (lari a month) (2025)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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)
Tbilisi ranks 9 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)
Tbilisi ranks 1 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)
Tbilisi ranks 10 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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