Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia
Serbia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 84,939 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia is 84,939 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia peaked at 494,535 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84,939 people, in 2021.
That places Serbia 63rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 384,444 people | — |
| 2013 | 418,614 people | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 494,535 people | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 471,610 people | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 448,654 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 379,492 people | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 204,121 people | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 162,133 people | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 107,970 people | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 84,939 people | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 370,450 people | 162,133 people | 494,535 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 96,454 people | 84,939 people | 107,970 people | 2 |
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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia was 84,939 people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 494,535 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,939 people in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Serbia ranks 63rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.