Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia peaked at 1.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 79th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +1700.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -88.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +77.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +93.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -54.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +102.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -35.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1700.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia?
- Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day in Slovakia was 0.5% 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day?
- Slovakia ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per 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 $3 per day.