At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia
Czechia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
47th
of 47 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2005
All-time low
7.0%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 7.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia peaked at 13.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2018.
Czechia ranks 47th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia was 7.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Czechia ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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