Share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia
Serbia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia stood at 19.7%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia peaked at 26.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 31st of 70 countries on this measure, 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.0% | — |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -38.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +166.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 9.2% | 26.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Serbia was 19.7% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Serbia ranks 31st out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.