Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 19.7% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Serbia peaked at 26.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.
That places Serbia 31st out of 73 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.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 19.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 19.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Serbia 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 | +166.3% | 9.2% | 24.5% |
| 2006 | -38.4% | 14.6% | 9.0% |
| 2010 | +33.3% | 6.9% | 9.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Serbia?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Serbia was 19.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Serbia ranks 31st out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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