Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Montenegro
Montenegro: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Montenegro is 4.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Montenegro peaked at 11.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 60th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.9% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Montenegro?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Montenegro was 4.0% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Montenegro ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.