Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 6.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 6.8% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Slovakia peaked at 15.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.5% | — |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +76.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -29.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +94.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 8.5% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 4 |
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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Slovakia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Slovakia was 6.8% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Slovakia ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.