Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro
Montenegro: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 15.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 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, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro peaked at 22.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.6% | — |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Montenegro was 15.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Montenegro ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.