Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia
Czechia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 1.2% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia peaked at 3.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Czechia ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.6% | — |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -44.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +157.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +64.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +28.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia was 1.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Czechia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Czechia ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a 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 $10 per day.