Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 2.49 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.49
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
49th
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.6
in 2012
All-time low
2.24
in 2020
Years of data
10
2012–2021
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro stood at 2.49.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro peaked at 5.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.08 | 2.49 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 2.24 | 2.49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.8 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,315 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 36.77 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.121 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.62 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0864 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0864 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1021 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1992 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Montenegro was 2.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Montenegro ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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