Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 36.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.3%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
16th
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.4%
in 2022
All-time low
25.8%
in 2015
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia is 36.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia peaked at 39.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2015.
Slovakia ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.6% | — |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | -6.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 36.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 36.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 28.4% | 39.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Slovakia was 36.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Slovakia ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 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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