Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Slovakia
13.7% of people in Slovakia lived below the national poverty line in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Slovakia, 2021
13.7%
Change from 2020
+1.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
57th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Slovakia over time
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Slovakia
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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 | Slovakia |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 13.7% |
| 2020 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% |
| 2015 | 12.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% |
| 2005 | 11.6% |
| 2004 | 13.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 12.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Slovakia has the 57th highest value.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Extreme poverty rate
0.5%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
12.2%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
16.7%b (Break in time series)
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
23.0b (Break in time series) (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.27b (Break in time series) times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
7.0%
2025 · Eurostat