Poverty and living standards in Bar, Montenegro: official figures

211 families in Bar with 709 members received material support, Montenegro's main social assistance benefit, in 2024: 15.4 per 1,000 residents, 7th lowest of 21 municipalities.

How many people get disability benefits in Bar?

In 2024 237 people in Bar received a personal disability allowance and 1,206 a care and support allowance.

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How many pensioners live in Bar?

7,579 pensions were paid to residents of Bar in December 2023 (165 per 1,000 residents): 4,669 old-age, 1,002 disability and 1,908 survivors' pensions.

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How many children get child allowance in Bar?

Child allowance was paid for an average of 9,363 children in Bar in 2024, to 5,383 benefit holders, after the benefit was extended to all children up to 18.

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What is the crime rate in Bar?

Courts convicted 155 adults for offences committed in Bar in 2024, 33.7 per 10,000 residents, 10th highest of 21 municipalities.

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How many homes are there in Bar?

The 2023 census counted 41,729 dwellings in Bar, of which 16,240 were occupied and 38.4% were holiday or seasonal homes rather than permanent housing (8th highest of 21).

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How many empty homes are there in Bar?

9,480 permanent dwellings in Bar stood temporarily vacant or abandoned at the 2023 census, 36.9% of the permanent housing stock.

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How Bar compares with other first-level divisions

Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents (2024)

Bar ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents
12	Cetinje	21.2
13	Pljevlja	20.8
14	Ulcinj	19.2
15	Bar	15.4
16	Zabljak	12.3
17	Danilovgrad	10.8
18	Tivat	3.0

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Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023) (2023)

Bar ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023)
13	Tivat	178
14	Danilovgrad	178
15	Podgorica	167
16	Bar	165
17	Ulcinj	152
18	Plav	125
19	Budva	119

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Adults convicted per 10,000 residents, by place of the offence (2024)

Bar ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adults convicted per 10,000 residents, by place of the offence
7	Cetinje	45.8
8	Herceg Novi	45.3
9	Bijelo Polje	35.1
10	Bar	33.7
11	Tivat	32.3
12	Kotor	31.7
13	Niksic	30.7

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Dwellings not for permanent housing (holiday and seasonal) as % of all dwellings, census 2023 (2023)

Bar ranks 8 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Dwellings not for permanent housing (holiday and seasonal) as % of all dwellings, census 2023
5	Kolasin	42.1%
6	Herceg Novi	41.9%
7	Tivat	41.3%
8	Bar	38.4%
9	Savnik	38.3%
10	Kotor	35.5%
11	Andrijevica	30.2%

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Sources

Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT): Statistical Yearbook 2025, chapter 28: Review by municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 93f5a70616aa…)

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