Severe material and social deprivation in Serbia
9.0% of people in Serbia were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Serbia, 2025
9.0%
Change from 2024
−1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Position in 2025
6th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Serbia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | – | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 10.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.1%, the figure has changed by −16.1 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
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Inability to keep home adequately warm
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
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Income inequality (Gini)
32.0 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.53 times
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Gini index
32.8 (0 to 100)
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