At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition was 7.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.4 for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 45.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia peaked at 8.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.6 | — |
| 2016 | 6.3 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3 | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1 | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 7.4 | +45.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 7.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.77 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.779 (2100)
- Population density 44.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 141,046 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia was 7.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Serbia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).