Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 12.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia, 2012–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 12.6% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia peaked at 41.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 76th of 120 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.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.8% | — |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.9% | 20.8% | 41.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.6% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 73 Uzbekistan 19.0%
- 74 Bhutan 16.4% compare
- 75 Costa Rica 14.8% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 9.3% compare
- 78 Uruguay 9.1% compare
- 79 Chile 8.0% compare
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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia was 12.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Serbia ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.