Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia
Slovakia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children was 19.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of population ages 0-17.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 19.0% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia peaked at 26.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 0-17 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.3% | — |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- 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 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,560 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 -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.49 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children in Slovakia was 19.0% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor