2022 Poverty Watch. According to the latest measurements of the Czech Statistical Institute (CSI), the Czech Republic has more than 8.1% of people living in income poverty, which represents 901,200 inhabitants (9.5% in 2019, 10% in total). The decline, according to the statisticians, occurred in 2021 due to the fact that household incomes grew
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