Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Slovenia
Slovenia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 0.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.7% on the previous year and down 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Slovenia peaked at 1.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Slovenia ranks 119th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 $8.30 a day in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -49.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +76.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +127.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -61.7% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,586 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 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Slovenia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Slovenia was 0.1% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Slovenia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Slovenia ranks 119th 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 Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.