Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Czechia
Czechia: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 14.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.1%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.1%
in 2011
All-time low
9.7%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Czechia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Czechia stood at 14.1%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Czechia peaked at 16.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 38th 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 by level of disability (activity) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.6% | — |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +15.2% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 14.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 66% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 14.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 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 by level of disability (activity) in Czechia?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Czechia was 14.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Czechia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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