Prague city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Prague city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.4%
2023
28.0%
Total change
+19.6 pp
% change
+233.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.7 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +35.3 pp (619.3%) |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -19.7 pp (-48%) |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +1.5 pp (7%) |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +5.2 pp (22.8%) |