Subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro
Montenegro: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 37.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro, 2013–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 37.9% for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro peaked at 68.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 61.5% | — |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -24.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 37.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.7% | 68.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 37.9% | 60.9% | 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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Montenegro was 37.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Montenegro ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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