Low pay rate in Slovakia
Slovakia: Low pay rate was 16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low pay rate in Slovakia is 16, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Slovakia peaked at 20.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 20 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.79 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 19 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.25 | 17 | 20 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.08 | 16 | 20.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 | 14 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 50 Czechia 16.46 compare
- 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.34 compare
- 52 El Salvador 16.23 compare
- 54 Republic of Korea 15.83 compare
- 55 Cambodia 15.2 compare
- 56 Germany 15.15 compare
More gender data for Slovakia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 788.41 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.63 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 24,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 25,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 26,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Slovakia?
- Low pay rate in Slovakia was 16 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for low pay rate?
- Slovakia ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.