WB RESEARCH: POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE TO MAKE UP 25.5% BY 2018

Referring to World Bank’s research “Recent Trends of Poverty Reduction in Georgia”, Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry reported that 32.3% of Georgia’s population (i.e. 1.4 million peoples) was below poverty line in 2014.

World Bank expects that this rate will decrease by 6.8 percentage points by 2018 and population below poverty line will became 25.5%, the Ministry said, pointing that the mentioned rate in 2013 made up 36%, in 2012 – 42.5%, while in 2011 – 44.8%.