At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia is 24.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia peaked at 33.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.8% | — |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 33.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.7% | 29.2% | 6 |
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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 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 24.9% 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 33.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Serbia ranks 21st out of 45 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 25.4%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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