Number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia
Serbia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 6.55 million people in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
6.55 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 120 countries
All-time high
6.76 million people
in 2020
All-time low
6.49 million people
in 2016
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia, 2012–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 6.55 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia peaked at 6.76 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.49 million people, in 2016.
That places Serbia 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.69 million people | — |
| 2013 | 6.61 million people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.50 million people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.50 million people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.49 million people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.55 million people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.69 million people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.76 million people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.72 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.53 million people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.55 million people | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.55 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.37 million people, 40% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.55 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.60 million people | 6.49 million people | 6.76 million people | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.64 million people | 6.53 million people | 6.76 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 77 Laos 7.22 million people compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 7.06 million people compare
- 79 Paraguay 6.78 million people compare
- 81 Bulgaria 6.38 million people compare
- 82 Mozambique 6.10 million people compare
- 83 El Salvador 6.02 million people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,106 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 31.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Serbia was 6.55 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 million people in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.