Poverty and living standards in Savnik, Montenegro: official figures
15 families in Šavnik with 39 members received material support, Montenegro's main social assistance benefit, in 2024: 25.4 per 1,000 residents, 8th highest of 21 municipalities.
How many people get disability benefits in Šavnik?
In 2024 8 people in Šavnik received a personal disability allowance and 95 a care and support allowance.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Šavnik?
293 pensions were paid to residents of Šavnik in December 2023 (187 per 1,000 residents): 181 old-age, 54 disability and 58 survivors' pensions.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many children get child allowance in Šavnik?
Child allowance was paid for an average of 207 children in Šavnik in 2024, to 104 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 Šavnik?
Courts convicted 24 adults for offences committed in Šavnik in 2024, 156.4 per 10,000 residents, 3rd highest of 21 municipalities.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Šavnik?
The 2023 census counted 2,180 dwellings in Šavnik, of which 564 were occupied and 38.3% were holiday or seasonal homes rather than permanent housing (9th highest of 21).
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow many empty homes are there in Šavnik?
782 permanent dwellings in Šavnik stood temporarily vacant or abandoned at the 2023 census, 58.1% of the permanent housing stock.
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) · saved copyHow Savnik compares with other first-level divisions
Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents (2024)
Savnik ranks 8 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Members of families receiving material support (social assistance) per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kolasin | 42.8 |
| 6 | Niksic | 32.1 |
| 7 | Bijelo Polje | 28.5 |
| 8 | Savnik | 25.4 |
| 9 | Mojkovac | 23.4 |
| 10 | Podgorica | 22.7 |
| 11 | Pluzine | 21.5 |
Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023) (2023)
Savnik ranks 11 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pension beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (December 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kolasin | 200 |
| 9 | Berane | 195 |
| 10 | Andrijevica | 193 |
| 11 | Savnik | 187 |
| 12 | Bijelo Polje | 183 |
| 13 | Tivat | 178 |
| 14 | Danilovgrad | 178 |
Adults convicted per 10,000 residents, by place of the offence (2024)
Savnik ranks 3 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)
Savnik ranks 9 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwellings not for permanent housing (holiday and seasonal) as % of all dwellings, census 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 12 | Cetinje | 26.7% |
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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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