Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Slovakia
Slovakia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Slovakia is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 54.0% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Slovakia peaked at 2.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +2600.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -60.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +34.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +71.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -39.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -61.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +103.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -54.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Slovakia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2600.0% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More reference data data for Slovakia
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- 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 $4.20 a day in Slovakia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Slovakia was 0.8% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Slovakia ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.