Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia
Slovakia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 6.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia peaked at 15.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2019.
Slovakia ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.5% | — |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +76.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -29.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +94.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -16.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 6.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 6.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 8.5% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.064 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1453 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.8538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7263 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7911 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Slovakia was 6.8% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Slovakia ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.