Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia
Slovenia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 5.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia, 1987–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia peaked at 10.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1987.
That places Slovenia 120th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5.1% | — |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -38.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 5.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 5.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More infrastructure data for Slovenia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 607,443 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2855 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 607,443 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Slovenia was 5.9% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1987.
- How does Slovenia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Slovenia ranks 120th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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