Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Czechia stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 28.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Czechia peaked at 3.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
That places Czechia 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.6% | — |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -44.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +157.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +64.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Czechia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Czechia was 1.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Czechia ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.