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Caucasus Barometer (2008-2024)

An annual household survey on socio-economic issues and political attitudes in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

Version 1.0, published: Jan. 5, 2026.

Milordi Shengelia


Main category: Public Opinion
Curated by: Heiko Pleines
Additional categories: Civil Society And Interest Groups, Economic History And Economics, Education, Elections And Referendums, Journalistic And Social Media, Migration And Displacement, Political Parties And Politicians, Protests, Security, Social Policy
Caucasus Research Resource Centers (2026): Caucasus Barometer (2008-2024) – An annual household survey on socio-economic issues and political attitudes in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, v. 1.0, Discuss Data, https://doi.org/10.48320/3F7D5A43-4D06-4175-BC40-1FBFF63C18B6

Description

Caucasus Barometer is a regular survey about socio-economic issues and political attitudes conducted by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC) in the three countries of the South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The project started in 2004. Representative nationwide data is available since 2008 (before 2010, the survey was titled The Data Initiative). The 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2024 waves of the survey were conducted in Armenia and Georgia only. in 2020 the survey was conducted in Georgia only.

The current version does not include methodological notes for the following survey waves: 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2020. These will be added in the updated version

List of years and countries in which the survey was conducted:
2024 - Georgia; Armenia
2021 - Georgia; Armenia
2020 - Georgia
2019 - Georgia; Armenia
2017 - Georgia; Armenia
2015 - Georgia; Armenia
2013 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan
2012 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan
2011 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan
2010 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan
2009 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan
2008 - Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan

Population: Adults (18 years old and over), excluding populations living in territories affected by military conflict (South Ossetia and Abkhazia; Nagorno-Karabakh).

While several core questions in the Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey remain unchanged across different waves—such as those on household asset ownership, attitudes toward doing business with various nationalities, and trust in institutions—other questions vary between waves to reflect the specific socio-political relevance of the time.

Sample Design: Multi-stage cluster sampling with preliminary stratification.

Survey mode: Computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI).

Interview languages: Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian

The data for each round of the Caucasus Barometer (CB) are provided as a single ZIP file. Each ZIP file includes regional and individual datasets for each country in both SPSS and Stata formats, corresponding questionnaires (regional and individual), methodological notes, and other relevant documents, such as presentations and slides, if available.

Results are weighted.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Tamar Khoshtaria, Senior Researcher and Caucasus Barometer Project Coordinator.

Contact for more Information: Dr. Tamar Khoshtaria, tamuna@crrccenters.org.

Countries

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia

Keywords

Education Elections Social Media Civic Activism Institutional Trust Attitudes Towards The Government Political Opinions Media Use Public Opinion Income International Politics Satisfaction With Healthcare Systems

Language of data

Armenian Azeri English Georgian

Disciplines

Demography Political Science Social Research Sociology

Methods of data collection

Cati (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews) Face-To-Face Survey Quantitative Survey