Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 18.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Slovakia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Slovakia is 18.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Slovakia peaked at 20.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2020.
Slovakia ranks 29th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.6% | — |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 18.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 18.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 5 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Slovakia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Slovakia was 18.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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