At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro
Montenegro: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro is 31.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro peaked at 41.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.2% | — |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +8.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 31.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.8% | 41.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 28.7% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 1.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,315 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 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Montenegro was 31.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Montenegro ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in 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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