Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia stood at 20.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia peaked at 23.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -10.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 20.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 20.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.3%, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 15.7% | 23.5% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Slovakia was 20.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Slovakia ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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