Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Serbia
Serbia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 29.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
29.8%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
9th
of 40 countries
All-time high
42.6%
in 2014
All-time low
29.8%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Serbia, 2013–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 29.8% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Serbia ranks 9th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.0% | — |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.2% | 31.7% | 42.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.5 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,106 (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 revenues vs income inequality 38.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Serbia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Serbia was 29.8% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Serbia ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor