Poverty and living standards in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia: official figures
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 29.6% in 2025, against 23.2% for Serbia; the highest of 4 regions in Serbia.
What is the crime rate in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
Courts sentenced 7,025 adults for crimes committed in Southern and Eastern Serbia in 2023, 503 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; the highest of 4 statistical regions.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow big are homes in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
The 2022 Census counted 836,569 dwellings in Southern and Eastern Serbia, with an average floor space of 75.9 m² and 2.6 people per dwelling (Serbia: 74.7 m² and 2.5); 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions for floor space.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many new homes are being built in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
Builders completed 4,308 dwellings in Southern and Eastern Serbia in 2023, 3.1 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 nationally (the lowest of 4 statistical regions), with an average size of 73.7 m²; 6,328 more were unfinished.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many households are there in Southern and Eastern Serbia?
The 2022 Census found 524,574 households in Southern and Eastern Serbia, averaging 2.7 members, and 27.6% of them were people living alone (Serbia: 29.9%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many homes in Southern and Eastern Serbia have sewerage?
276,361 households in Southern and Eastern Serbia were connected to the public sewerage system in 2023 and 431,912 to public water supply, equal to 53% and 82% of households counted in 2022 (Serbia: 62% and 87%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije?
The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 27.7% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Serbia (Serbia: 19.6%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 31.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2024, 10.1% of residents were severely materially and socially deprived (unable to afford 7 or more of 13 everyday necessities), against 10.3% for Serbia as a whole; 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 21.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije have nobody in work?
9.8% of people under 65 lived in households where adults worked less than a fifth of their potential in 2025 (Serbia: 6.5%); the highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 23.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije use the internet?
89.2% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Serbia: 89.8%); 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 70.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 76% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Property crimes accounted for 1,649 of the adult convictions for offences in Southern and Eastern Serbia (23.5%), offences against life and limb for 497 and offences against public traffic safety for 567. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 325 minors were sentenced for offences committed in Southern and Eastern Serbia in 2023, 23.3 per 100,000 residents (Serbia: 22.0). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 9.4% of dwellings in Southern and Eastern Serbia had a single room and 25.7% 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 Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije compares with other statistical regions
Adults sentenced for crimes committed there, per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 1 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 2 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 4 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 4 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 1 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 2 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 1 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)
Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije ranks 2 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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- 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…)
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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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