Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia
Serbia: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 6,550 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia stood at 6,550 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia peaked at 7,086 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,550 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,086 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 7,033 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,995 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,958 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,835 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 6,797 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6,729 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6,661 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6,623 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 6,585 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 6,550 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6,550 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,981 Thousand persons | 6,835 Thousand persons | 7,086 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,658 Thousand persons | 6,550 Thousand persons | 6,797 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Serbia was 6,550 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,086 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,550 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Serbia ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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