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The study prepared by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) showed that the Georgian state is still unable to collect comprehensive statistics on persons with disabilities, which it has committed to under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The key findings of the study include:

- The 2014 census showed that there were 100,113 registered persons with disabilities in Georgia, while the Social Service Agency had registered 118,651 persons with disabilities receiving social assistance as of March 1, 2015, and 125,104 in 2017.

- According to the 2014 national census, there are 5,172 children with disabilities in Georgia, whereas 2017 data from the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs suggests that there are 10,052 children with disabilities receiving social assistance.