At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia peaked at 26.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24.1% | — |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 18.8% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 19.6% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 24.9% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 14.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 23.2% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 10.3% (2024)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 14.7% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 31.1% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 31.3% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 29.5% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 4.67 Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Serbia ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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