Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 3.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro is 3.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro peaked at 10.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 59th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.5% | — |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 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 population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro was 3.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Montenegro ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.