At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 7.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 35th of 43 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 (excluding pensions) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.6% | — |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -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 11.0%, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 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)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (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 35th out of 43 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.
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