Poverty and living standards in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije, Serbia: official figures
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 26.2% in 2025, against 23.2% for Serbia; 2nd highest of 4 regions in Serbia.
What is the crime rate in Šumadija and Western Serbia?
Courts sentenced 6,715 adults for crimes committed in Šumadija and Western Serbia in 2023, 371 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow big are homes in Šumadija and Western Serbia?
Homes in Šumadija and Western Serbia averaged 74.4 m² at the 2022 Census, 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions (Serbia: 74.7 m²), across a stock of 1,013,756 dwellings housing 2.6 people each on average.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many new homes are being built in Šumadija and Western Serbia?
Builders completed 9,951 dwellings in Šumadija and Western Serbia in 2023, 5.5 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 nationally (2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions), with an average size of 70.3 m²; 15,243 more were unfinished.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many households are there in Šumadija and Western Serbia?
The 2022 Census found 671,500 households in Šumadija and Western Serbia, averaging 2.7 members, and 27.1% of them were people living alone (Serbia: 29.9%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many homes in Šumadija and Western Serbia have sewerage?
393,208 households in Šumadija and Western Serbia were connected to the public sewerage system in 2023 and 514,740 to public water supply, equal to 59% and 77% 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije?
The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 22.8% in 2025, measured against 60% of median income in Serbia (Serbia: 19.6%); 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 30.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2024, 7.6% 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; the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 10.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije have nobody in work?
7.1% of people under 65 lived in households where adults worked less than a fifth of their potential in 2025 (Serbia: 6.5%); 2nd highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 19.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije use the internet?
87.0% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Serbia: 89.8%); the lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 73.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 79% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Property crimes accounted for 1,528 of the adult convictions for offences in Šumadija and Western Serbia (22.8%), offences against life and limb for 429 and offences against public traffic safety for 585. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 426 minors were sentenced for offences committed in Šumadija and Western Serbia in 2023, 23.5 per 100,000 residents (Serbia: 22.0). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 12.8% of dwellings in Šumadija and Western Serbia had a single room and 23.2% 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 Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije compares with other statistical regions
Adults sentenced for crimes committed there, per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 3 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 3 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 3 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 2 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 2 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 4 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 2 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije ranks 4 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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- 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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