Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia peaked at 12.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.8% | — |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 37 Cyprus 6.2% compare
- 38 Norway 5.7% compare
- 39 Slovakia 5.6% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 5.3% compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.2% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 5.2% compare
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia was 5.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Slovakia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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