Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 13.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia peaked at 13.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2006.
That places Slovakia 49th out of 73 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.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Slovakia was 13.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2006.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Slovakia ranks 49th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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