Poverty and living standards in Beogradski region, Serbia: official figures
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 12.6% in 2025, against 23.2% for Serbia; the lowest of 4 regions in Serbia.
What is the crime rate in Belgrade Region?
5,744 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Belgrade Region, a rate of 341 per 100,000 people (the lowest of 4 statistical regions; Serbia: 406).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow big are homes in Belgrade Region?
Homes in Belgrade Region averaged 66.3 m² at the 2022 Census, the lowest of 4 statistical regions (Serbia: 74.7 m²), across a stock of 868,752 dwellings housing 2.4 people each on average.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many new homes are being built in Belgrade Region?
Builders completed 10,978 dwellings in Belgrade Region in 2023, 6.5 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 nationally (the highest of 4 statistical regions), with an average size of 79.7 m²; 18,066 more were unfinished.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many households are there in Belgrade Region?
The 2022 Census found 694,818 households in Belgrade Region, averaging 2.4 members, and 33.4% of them were people living alone (Serbia: 29.9%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many homes in Belgrade Region have sewerage?
544,191 households in Belgrade Region were connected to the public sewerage system in 2023 and 662,596 to public water supply, equal to 78% and 95% of households counted in 2022 (Serbia: 62% and 87%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Beogradski region?
The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 8.4% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Serbia (Serbia: 19.6%); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 11.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Beogradski region cannot afford basic necessities?
9.7% of people suffered severe material and social deprivation in 2024, meaning they could not afford at least 7 of 13 basic items such as heating, a week away or replacing worn-out furniture (Serbia: 10.3%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 9.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Beogradski region have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 3.0% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could) (Serbia: 6.5%); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 9.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Beogradski region use the internet?
95.5% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Serbia: 89.8%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 85.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 93% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Property crimes accounted for 1,513 of the adult convictions for offences in Belgrade Region (26.3%), offences against life and limb for 193 and offences against public traffic safety for 600. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 280 minors were sentenced for offences committed in Belgrade Region in 2023, 16.6 per 100,000 residents (Serbia: 22.0). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 17.1% of dwellings in Belgrade Region had a single room and 16.2% had four rooms or more in 2022, against 12.6% and 23.1% nationally. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Beogradski region compares with other statistical regions
Adults sentenced for crimes committed there, per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Beogradski region ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults sentenced for crimes committed there, per 100,000 residents, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 503 |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 413 |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 371 |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 341 |
Average floor space per dwelling, 2022 Census (m²) (2022)
Beogradski region ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average floor space per dwelling, 2022 Census (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Vojvodine | 81.9 |
| 2 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 75.9 |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 74.4 |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 66.3 |
Dwellings completed per 1,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Beogradski region ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dwellings completed per 1,000 residents, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 6.5 |
| 2 | Region Vojvodine | 6.0 |
| 3 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 5.5 |
| 4 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 3.1 |
Households connected to the public sewerage system, 2023 (% of 2022 Census households) (2023)
Beogradski region ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households connected to the public sewerage system, 2023 (% of 2022 Census households) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 78.3% |
| 2 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 58.6% |
| 3 | Region Vojvodine | 57.1% |
| 4 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 52.7% |
At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)
Beogradski region ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 27.7% |
| 2 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 22.8% |
| 3 | Region Vojvodine | 21.0% |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 8.4% |
Severe material and social deprivation rate (2024)
Beogradski region ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Severe material and social deprivation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Vojvodine | 13.9% |
| 2 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 10.1% |
| 3 | Beogradski region | 9.7% |
| 4 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 7.6% |
People in households with very low work intensity (2025)
Beogradski region ranks 4 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with very low work intensity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 9.8% |
| 2 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 7.1% |
| 3 | Region Vojvodine | 6.8% |
| 4 | Beogradski region | 3.0% |
People who use the internet regularly (2025)
Beogradski region ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People who use the internet regularly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beogradski region | 95.5% |
| 2 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 89.2% |
| 3 | Region Vojvodine | 87.9% |
| 4 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 87.0% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_broad_h: Households with broadband, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b02c9a1ef222…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_mdsd18: Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 62e6e6fba571…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_li41: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27849ad61b9a…)
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_iuse_i: Individuals regularly using the internet by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb4ff8800853…)
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: table 19.1 (adults and minors sentenced, by place of the criminal offence, 2023), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
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