Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia
Czechia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 47.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia peaked at 2.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
That places Czechia 105th 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 $8.30 a day in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +60.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -44.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +75.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +95.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +47.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Czechia was 0.8% 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 $8.30 a day recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Czechia ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.