Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Czechia
Czechia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Czechia, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 11.5% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Czechia peaked at 15.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2021.
That places Czechia 47th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.4% | — |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 11.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 in multidimensional poverty in Czechia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Czechia was 11.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Czechia ranks 47th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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