Number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia
Slovenia: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 2.12 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia stood at 2.12 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia peaked at 2.12 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.98 million people, in 1999.
Slovenia ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.99 million people | — |
| 1993 | 1.99 million people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million people | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.98 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.99 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.04 million people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.12 million people | +0.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 2.12 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 2.12 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.99 million people | 1.99 million people | 1.99 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 1.99 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million people | 1.99 million people | 2.04 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million people | 2.05 million people | 2.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million people | 2.10 million people | 2.12 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Slovenia was 2.12 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 million people in 1999.
- How does Slovenia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Slovenia ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.