Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro
Montenegro: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 52.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Montenegro 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -50.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -55.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -96.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +20033.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -42.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +52.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 24.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 11.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 21 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 22 United States 0.8% compare
- 23 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.7% compare
- 26 Italy 0.7% compare
- 27 Lithuania 0.6% compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Montenegro was 0.8% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Montenegro rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Montenegro ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.