Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia
Slovakia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia, 1992–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 10.6% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia peaked at 10.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1992.
That places Slovakia 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +203.3% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 | +203.3% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.0% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 75 Russian Federation 10.8% compare
- 75 Tunisia 10.8% compare
- 75 Russia 10.8% compare
- 78 Mauritania 10.6% compare
- 78 Philippines 10.6% compare
- 81 Benin 10.5% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 10.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Slovakia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 454,876 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 454,876 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovakia was 10.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Slovakia ranks 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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