Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity was 7.5 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 7.5 percent for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia peaked at 9 percent in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5 percent, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 103rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.2 percent | — |
| 2016 | 5.3 percent | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 5 percent | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 percent | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7 percent | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3 percent | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 9 percent | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5 percent | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5 percent | 5 percent | 6.2 percent | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.12 percent | 7.5 percent | 9 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 100 Armenia 7.8 percent compare
- 100 Iceland 7.8 percent compare
- 100 Norway 7.8 percent compare
- 103 Netherlands 7.5 percent compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 7 percent compare
- 106 Denmark 6.9 percent compare
- 106 Sweden 6.9 percent compare
- 106 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.9 percent compare
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 share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia?
- Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in Slovakia was 7.5 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 percent in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 percent in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Slovakia ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).