At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia
Slovakia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 11.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia peaked at 16.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.4% | — |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -45.9% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +65.2% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +92.9% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 7.6% | 16.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Slovakia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 413.47 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.3 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 5.42 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 46,241 Number (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.46 Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Slovakia was 11.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Slovakia ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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