Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 10.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
Montenegro recorded 10.2% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro peaked at 23.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 67th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23.6% | — |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.6% | 23.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Montenegro was 10.2% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Montenegro ranks 67th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.