Poverty and living standards in Pluzine, Montenegro: official figures
22 families in Plužine with 46 members received material support, Montenegro's main social assistance benefit, in 2024: 21.5 per 1,000 residents, 11th highest of 21 municipalities.
How many people get disability benefits in Plužine?
In 2024 13 people in Plužine received a personal disability allowance and 149 a care and support allowance.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Plužine?
578 pensions were paid to residents of Plužine in December 2023 (266 per 1,000 residents): 382 old-age, 72 disability and 124 survivors' pensions.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many children get child allowance in Plužine?
Child allowance was paid for an average of 347 children in Plužine in 2024, to 192 benefit holders, after the benefit was extended to all children up to 18.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Plužine?
Courts convicted 68 adults for offences committed in Plužine in 2024, 317.3 per 10,000 residents, the highest of 21 municipalities.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Plužine?
The 2023 census counted 2,582 dwellings in Plužine, of which 835 were occupied and 42.8% were holiday or seasonal homes rather than permanent housing (4th highest of 21).
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many empty homes are there in Plužine?
642 permanent dwellings in Plužine stood temporarily vacant or abandoned at the 2023 census, 43.5% of the permanent housing stock.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow Pluzine compares with other first-level divisions
Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents (2024)
Pluzine ranks 11 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Savnik | 25.4 |
| 9 | Mojkovac | 23.4 |
| 10 | Podgorica | 22.7 |
| 11 | Pluzine | 21.5 |
| 12 | Cetinje | 21.2 |
| 13 | Pljevlja | 20.8 |
| 14 | Ulcinj | 19.2 |
Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023) (2023)
Pluzine ranks 2 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pljevlja | 267 |
| 2 | Pluzine | 266 |
| 3 | Cetinje | 262 |
| 4 | Mojkovac | 238 |
| 5 | Niksic | 226 |
| 6 | Herceg Novi | 217 |
| 7 | Kotor | 204 |
Adults convicted per 10,000 residents, by place of the offence (2024)
Pluzine ranks 1 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults convicted per 10,000 residents, by place of the offence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pluzine | 317.3 |
| 2 | Kolasin | 159.3 |
| 3 | Savnik | 156.4 |
| 4 | Zabljak | 95.3 |
| 5 | Ulcinj | 57.0 |
| 6 | Budva | 47.8 |
| 7 | Cetinje | 45.8 |
Dwellings not for permanent housing (holiday and seasonal) as % of all dwellings, census 2023 (2023)
Pluzine ranks 4 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwellings not for permanent housing (holiday and seasonal) as % of all dwellings, census 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zabljak | 63.2% |
| 2 | Ulcinj | 60.2% |
| 3 | Budva | 57.0% |
| 4 | Pluzine | 42.8% |
| 5 | Kolasin | 42.1% |
| 6 | Herceg Novi | 41.9% |
| 7 | Tivat | 41.3% |
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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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