At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia
Slovakia: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.6%
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
42.9%
in 2023
All-time low
8.8%
in 2006
Years of data
19
2005–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 32.6% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in 2025.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia peaked at 42.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2006.
That places Slovakia 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.6% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +95.5% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +89.7% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -60.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +63.0% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +251.6% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | -21.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 32.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 32.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 8.8% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 12.7% | 35.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 12.2% | 42.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More population data for Slovakia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7735 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6992 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 71.28 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 131,931 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.5749 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Slovakia was 32.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2006.
- How does Slovakia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Slovakia ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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