At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia is 31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia peaked at 45.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 28th of 47 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 before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.1% | — |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 31.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.5% | 38.2% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 31.3% | 38.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 included in) in Serbia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Serbia was 31.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Serbia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 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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