Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia
Czechia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 11.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia peaked at 15.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.
Czechia ranks 39th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.4% | — |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,070 (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 revenues vs income inequality 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.088 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Czechia was 11.9% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Czechia ranks 39th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor