Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia
Serbia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 14.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia, 2012–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia is 14.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia peaked at 21.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2021.
That places Serbia 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.2% | — |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.2% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Serbia was 14.3% in 2023, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Serbia ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.