Share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro, 2005–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro is 20.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro peaked at 25.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2008.
That places Montenegro 30th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.2% | — |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +171.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 6.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 4 |
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 population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Montenegro was 20.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2008.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.