Share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia
Czechia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 10.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia, 2004–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia is 10.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia peaked at 10.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2008.
That places Czechia 56th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.4% | — |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 2 |
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 population living below national poverty lines in Czechia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Czechia was 10.2% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2008.
- How does Czechia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Czechia ranks 56th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.