Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia
Slovakia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 49.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 49.9% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.9% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia peaked at 49.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.
Slovakia ranks 23rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34.9% | — |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -73.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +310.5% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 49.9% | +73.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.7% | 7.6% | 34.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 28.7% | 49.9% | 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 impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Slovakia was 49.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- How does Slovakia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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