At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland peaked at 22.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.2% | — |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.5% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland was 11.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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