At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 21.6% 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 21.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland peaked at 29.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2025.
That places Poland 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 29.8% | — |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.6% | 29.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.6% | 23.6% | 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 21.6% 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 29.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 45 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 5.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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