Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia
Slovakia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 2.5% for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia peaked at 5.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
That places Slovakia 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.6% | — |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 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 children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Slovakia was 2.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Slovakia ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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