Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia
Serbia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity was 9.5 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 9.5 percent for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia peaked at 14.8 percent in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5 percent, in 2023.
That places Serbia 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.4 percent | — |
| 2016 | 12.8 percent | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.5 percent | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 percent | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1 percent | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 14.8 percent | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 13 percent | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 9.5 percent | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.24 percent | 11.4 percent | 12.8 percent | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.85 percent | 9.5 percent | 14.8 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia?
- Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Serbia was 9.5 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8 percent in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 percent in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Serbia ranks 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).