Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.9% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia peaked at 5.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 86th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +538.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -48.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +108.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 2 |
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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Slovakia was 1.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Slovakia ranks 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.