Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia
Slovenia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 11.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – 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 in Slovenia is 11.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia peaked at 74.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2023.
That places Slovenia 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24.5% | — |
| 1993 | 74.5% | +204.5% |
| 1997 | 59.7% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 11.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +204.5% | 24.5% | 74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 58.6% | 74.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.0% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 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 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 in Slovenia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Slovenia was 11.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Slovenia ranks 110th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.