Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Czechia
10.2% of people in Czechia lived below the national poverty line in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2004.
Czechia, 2021
10.2%
Change from 2020
+1.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
66th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Czechia over time
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Czechia
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% |
| 2016 | 9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 8.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 9.6%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Czechia has the 66th highest value.
More for Czechia
All statistics for Czechia
Extreme poverty rate
0.0%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
9.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
11.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
24.0 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.34 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.6%
2025 · Eurostat