Poverty and living standards in Region Vojvodine, Serbia: official figures
The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion was 25.3% in 2025, against 23.2% for Serbia; 3rd highest of 4 regions in Serbia.
What is the crime rate in Vojvodina?
7,165 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Vojvodina, a rate of 413 per 100,000 people (2nd highest of 4 statistical regions; Serbia: 406).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow big are homes in Vojvodina?
The 2022 Census counted 894,275 dwellings in Vojvodina, with an average floor space of 81.9 m² and 2.5 people per dwelling (Serbia: 74.7 m² and 2.5); the 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 Vojvodina?
Builders completed 10,415 dwellings in Vojvodina in 2023, 6.0 per 1,000 residents against 5.4 nationally (2nd highest of 4 statistical regions), with an average size of 76.7 m²; 12,475 more were unfinished.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many households are there in Vojvodina?
The 2022 Census found 698,452 households in Vojvodina, averaging 2.5 members, and 30.8% of them were people living alone (Serbia: 29.9%).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow many homes in Vojvodina have sewerage?
398,881 households in Vojvodina were connected to the public sewerage system in 2023 and 653,308 to public water supply, equal to 57% and 94% 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 Vojvodine?
21.0% of people lived below the poverty line (60% of national median income after social transfers) in 2025 (Serbia: 19.6%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 20.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Vojvodine cannot afford basic necessities?
In 2024, 13.9% 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 highest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 19.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many households in Region Vojvodine have nobody in work?
Very low work intensity affected 6.8% of people under 65 in 2025 (households where working-age adults worked under 20% of the time they could) (Serbia: 6.5%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 16.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Region Vojvodine use the internet?
87.9% of people used the internet at least once a week in 2025 (Serbia: 89.8%); 2nd lowest of 4 statistical regions in Serbia. In 2019 it was 76.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 78% of households had broadband in 2021. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- Property crimes accounted for 1,501 of the adult convictions for offences in Vojvodina (20.9%), offences against life and limb for 365 and offences against public traffic safety for 785. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 423 minors were sentenced for offences committed in Vojvodina in 2023, 24.4 per 100,000 residents (Serbia: 22.0). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- 10.8% of dwellings in Vojvodina had a single room and 27.3% 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 Vojvodine compares with other statistical regions
Adults sentenced for crimes committed there, per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Region Vojvodine ranks 2 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 Vojvodine ranks 1 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 Vojvodine ranks 2 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 Vojvodine ranks 3 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 Vojvodine ranks 3 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 Vojvodine ranks 1 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 Vojvodine ranks 3 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 Vojvodine ranks 3 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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