At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia
Serbia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 50.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia stood at 50.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Serbia peaked at 55.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2022.
That places Serbia 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 55.3% | — |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | -1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 50.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.0% | 53.1% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 48.0% | 55.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
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 50.6% 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 55.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Serbia ranks 10th 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 8.5%. 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 and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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