Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia
Serbia: Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 14.6% for material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia peaked at 44.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.3% | — |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1% | 24.9% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 14.6% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population in the largest city 34.4% (2025)
- Population density 78.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2157 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.41 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1595 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 16.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.41 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.7 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia?
- Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation in Serbia was 14.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation?
- Serbia ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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