TBILISI, DFWatch–New analyses reveal that prosperity remains unevenly distributed across the country. Experts and local economists say Georgia’s rapid economic growth—often in double digits in recent years—has not been felt equally across regions. Tbilisi and Batumi are economic outliers, enjoying significantly higher wages, employment opportunities, and quality of life than most other regions. “Compared to … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s official statistics agency has reported a continued decline in poverty, with the national absolute poverty rate dropping to 9.4% in 2024, down from 11.8% in 2023. The improvements span every demographic. Child poverty fell the most sharply (by 4.0 percentage points), and rural areas saw a notable 3.7-point decrease. Urban and gender gaps … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new study presented on Monday shows that every fifth child in Georgia is living in poverty.
The findings in the welfare monitoring study, a household survey published every two years by United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF), emphasized
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has the highest proportion of undernourished among South Caucasus countries, according to a new report.
From 2014 to 2016, the level of undernourished is estimated to be 7.4 percent. This is higher than both Armenia (5.8 percent) and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgians think jobs, higher prices and poverty are the three most important issues, according to a new opinion poll published by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Monday.
Earlier, territorial integrity was the most important issue
There are no accurate statistics about the number of homeless families living in Georgia.
The homeless people have been particularly active in reminding the state of their existence following the October 2012 elections, when they occupied a number of buildings in Tbilisi, staged
TBILISI, DFWatch–It has caused strong reactions in Georgia that a one year old child died of hunger late at night on March 22. All over the country people are demonstrating against hunger and poverty.
According to the doctors, one year-old Gogita Abashidze died
TBILISI, DFWatch – The poverty rate in Georgia has been reduced, but child poverty is still very high.
According to a survey conducted by UNICEF, far too many children are still living in poverty, however the rate of poverty has been reduced by 2 percent from
TBILISI, DFWatch – Four months away from an important election, the ruling party in Georgia has passed a new law which frees socially vulnerable families from paying fines for not having paid electricity, natural gas, bus ticket and other fines.
The law came into