Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia
Czechia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 26.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia, 2004–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia is 26.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia peaked at 36.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2023.
Czechia ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.5% | — |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.8% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 4 |
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Czechia was 26.6% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Czechia ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.