Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Montenegro
20.0% of people in Montenegro lived below the national poverty line in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2011.
Montenegro, 2023
20.0%
Change from 2022
−0.1percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Montenegro over time
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Montenegro
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Montenegro |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% |
| 2021 | 20.3% |
| 2020 | 21.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% |
| 2017 | 23.8% |
| 2016 | 23.6% |
| 2015 | 24.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% |
| 2008 | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 20.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 24.1%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
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All statistics for Montenegro
Extreme poverty rate
2.5%
2021 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
19.7%
2024 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
29.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
31.6 (0 to 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.75 times
2024 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
11.0%
2024 · Eurostat