Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia
Serbia: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia, 2002–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.1% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Serbia 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +87.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 24% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Serbia was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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