Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia
Serbia: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 2.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 74.6% 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 Serbia peaked at 12.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
That places Serbia 66th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 4.0% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 63 Uzbekistan 2.7% compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 2.6% compare
- 65 Romania 2.6% compare
- 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.5% compare
- 68 Jordan 2.0%
- 69 Bulgaria 1.9% 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 population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Serbia was 2.5% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Serbia ranks 66th 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 Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. 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 (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.