Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.4%
Change on year
up 142.9%
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2015
All-time low
1.2%
in 2009
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Slovakia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 3.4% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in 2024.
The figure is up 142.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Slovakia peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
Slovakia ranks 23rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +115.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -42.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +73.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +142.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 3.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 3.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.6% compare
- 20 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.6% compare
- 22 Switzerland 3.5% compare
- 24 Hungary 3.2% compare
- 25 France 3.1% compare
- 26 Sweden 2.9% compare
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Slovakia?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Slovakia was 3.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Slovakia rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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