Subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia
Czechia: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.8%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
28th
of 47 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2013
All-time low
11.4%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia is 13.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia peaked at 31.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 13.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 13.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.1% | 13.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 6 |
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Czechia was 13.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Czechia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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