Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia

Serbia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 12.6% in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
12.6%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
76th
of 120 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2014
All-time low
12.6%
in 2023
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia, 2012–2023

102030402012201720232012: 37.8 %2013: 40.8 %2014: 41.9 %2015: 39.8 %2016: 37 %2017: 33.6 %2018: 27.6 %2019: 20.8 %2020: 18.3 %2021: 14.9 %2022: 15 %2023: 12.6 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia peaked at 41.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2023.

Serbia ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 34.9% 20.8% 41.9% 8
2020s 15.2% 12.6% 18.3% 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 73 Uzbekistan 19.0% compare
  2. 74 Bhutan 16.4% compare
  3. 75 Costa Rica 14.8% compare
  4. 77 Russia 9.3% compare
  5. 78 Uruguay 9.1% compare
  6. 79 Chile 8.0% compare

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More reference data data for Serbia

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Serbia was 12.6% in 2023, 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2023.
How does Serbia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
Serbia ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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 (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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.