Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 23.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro peaked at 31.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 14th 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 by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29.7% | — |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -8.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 23.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.0% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 27.6% | 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 by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Montenegro was 23.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Montenegro ranks 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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