Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro
Montenegro: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 15.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro, 2005–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro is 15.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro peaked at 22.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2009.
That places Montenegro 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +129.3% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +129.3% | 9.9% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 9.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 29 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 30 Belize 16.0% compare
- 32 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 15.3% compare
- 34 Spain 14.9% compare
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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro was 15.9% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Montenegro ranks 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.