Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 34.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro is 34.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro peaked at 46.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.5% | — |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | -16.6% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 34.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.4% | 41.7% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 34.1% | 40.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 1.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,315 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 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Montenegro was 34.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Montenegro ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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