Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Montenegro is 2.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Montenegro peaked at 5.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.6% | — |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +11.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Montenegro?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Montenegro was 2.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Montenegro ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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 Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.