At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Poland peaked at 20.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 36th of 45 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 by NUTS 2 region in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 14.8% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Poland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Poland was 13.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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