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

Latest (2023)
1.2%
Change on year
up 28.1%
World rank
102nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
24
1992–2023

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Czechia, 1992–2023

12341992200720231992: 2.6 %1993: 1.4 %1996: 3.7 %2002: 2.4 %2004: 3 %2005: 2.2 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 1.7 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 1.7 %2013: 1.4 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 0.774 %2018: 0.558 %2019: 0.705 %2020: 0.673 %2021: 0.59 %2022: 0.971 %2023: 1.2 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 99 Sweden 1.7% compare
  2. 100 Australia 1.6% compare
  3. 101 Poland 1.4% compare
  4. 103 Malta 1.1% compare
  5. 104 Austria 1.1% compare
  6. 105 United Kingdom 1.1% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.