Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia
Serbia: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia is 7.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia peaked at 33.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.0% | — |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 21.6% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 7.9% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 15 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 16 Bulgaria 8.0% compare
- 18 Spain 7.8% compare
- 19 Netherlands 6.9% compare
- 19 Portugal 6.9% compare
More population data for Serbia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Serbia was 7.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Serbia ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).