economy
March 17, 2026
PENSION SHOCK IN SERBIA! Only 72 live like 'gentlemen', while hundreds of thousands survive on crumbs
Huge differences among pensioners in Serbia
TL;DR
- Over 1.65 million people receive pensions in Serbia.
- Around 59% of pensioners earn at or below the average pension of 50,000 dinars.
- More than 300,000 pensioners receive the minimum pension, with agricultural pensioners being a significant portion.
- Only 72 individuals receive the maximum pension of 230,145 dinars.
- Legislation limits pension calculations, capping the personal coefficient at 3.8 and considering a maximum of 45 years of service.
- The maximum pension is legally capped, with current limits preventing it from exceeding 286,368.57 dinars monthly.
- These limitations are in place to ensure the stability and sustainability of the pension system, though critics argue they don't fully reflect individual contributions.