Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro
Montenegro: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 15.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro stood at 15.9%.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro peaked at 22.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2009.
Montenegro ranks 30th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.7% | — |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +129.3% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 15.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +129.3% | 9.9% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 9.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 28 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 29 Belize 16.0% compare
- 31 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 15.3% compare
- 33 Spain 14.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Montenegro
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 192,212 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 192,212 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Montenegro was 15.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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