Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 13.2% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia peaked at 27.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.4% | — |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.0% | 15.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 13.2% | 19.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Slovakia was 13.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Slovakia ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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