Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 24.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Serbia, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Serbia is 24.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Serbia peaked at 42.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 16th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.0% | — |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -10.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 24.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 24.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.2% | 31.7% | 42.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 24.3% | 34.0% | 5 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Serbia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Serbia was 24.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Serbia ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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