Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro
Montenegro: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 81.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro stood at 81.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro peaked at 87.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.4% | — |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | -2.9% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 81.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 81.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.3% | 87.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.9% | 84.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Montenegro was 81.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Montenegro ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.