Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia
Slovakia: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.7%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2014
All-time low
4.8%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 5.7% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 43.6% 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 38th 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 | 8.2% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 58% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 59% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 37 Cyprus 6.3% compare
- 38 Norway 5.7% compare
- 38 Slovakia 5.7% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 5.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (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 5.7% 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 38th 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 43.6%. 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 age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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