Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia
Serbia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 14.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 14.3% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia peaked at 21.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2008.
That places Serbia 39th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.8% | — |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -35.1% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +123.3% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia 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 | +123.3% | 8.6% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 8.6% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More infrastructure data for Serbia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3679 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Serbia was 14.3% in 2023, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Serbia ranks 39th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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