Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Georgia
Georgia: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 53.4% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Georgia peaked at 53.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2004.
Georgia ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.3% | — |
| 1992 | 48.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.1% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 40.7% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.1% | 53.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Georgia?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Georgia was 53.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2004.
- How does Georgia rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Georgia ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.