Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia
Slovakia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 13.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia, 2004–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 13.7% for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia peaked at 13.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2006.
That places Slovakia 49th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +11.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 13.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 13.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.3%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 2 |
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Slovakia was 13.7% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2006.
- How does Slovakia rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Slovakia ranks 49th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.