Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia
Serbia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia stood at 19.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia peaked at 26.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.
That places Serbia 31st out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.0% | — |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +166.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 9.2% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 4 |
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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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Serbia was 19.7% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Serbia ranks 31st out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.