Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 73.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Slovakia, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Slovakia is 73.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Slovakia peaked at 97.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 80th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97.7% | — |
| 1996 | 95.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 73.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 73.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 80.7% | 95.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 71.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.1% | 73.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Slovakia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Slovakia was 73.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Slovakia ranks 80th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.