Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia stood at 8.8%.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia peaked at 16.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.8% | — |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.9% | 16.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 6 |
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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 spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Slovakia was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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