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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.21 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.78 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.62 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9015 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.35 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.8 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.