At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia
Czechia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 16.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2006
All-time low
15.6%
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 16.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Czechia peaked at 21.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2018.
Czechia ranks 45th of 45 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 | 21.2% | — |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 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 16.0% 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 21.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Czechia ranks 45th out of 45 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 4.8%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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