Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Montenegro
Montenegro: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 20.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Montenegro stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Montenegro peaked at 37.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.0% | — |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -16.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 20.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 65% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 20.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.7% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 24.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 67 Bolivia 23.5% compare
- 68 Ukraine 20.8% compare
- 69 Thailand 20.7% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.7% compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 19.0%
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 $10 a day in Montenegro?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Montenegro was 20.4% 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 $10 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Montenegro ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 per day.