Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Slovakia
Slovakia: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 14.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Slovakia, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 14.8% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Slovakia peaked at 20.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.6% | — |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 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 in Slovakia?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Slovakia was 14.8% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Slovakia ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor