Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia
Czechia: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 23.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia is 23.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia peaked at 26.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2022.
Czechia ranks 42nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.0% | — |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Czechia was 23.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2022.
- How does Czechia rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Czechia ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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