800,000 people live in absolute poverty in Serbia, 2.5 percent of whom receive social assistance

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800,000 people live in absolute poverty in Serbia, 2.5 percent of whom receive social assistance

The coronavirus, inflation and the war in Ukraine are key factors that have contributed to the growth of poverty in recent years. UN agencies have produced a poverty projection in Serbia for 2023, and data showed that 12.1 percent of Serbia's citizens, or 800 thousand, are in absolute poverty.