Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland
Poland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 17.48 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland is 17.48 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 152.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland peaked at 17.48 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 683,770, in 1985.
That places Poland 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.41 million | 683,770 | 3.33 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 1.04 million | 1.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.21 million | 2.74 million | 5.92 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.66 million | 6.03 million | 14.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 million | 15.27 million | 17.48 million | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.3 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,895 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.13 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.081 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0842 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0842 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1132 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.198 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Poland was 17.48 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.48 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,770 in 1985.
- How does Poland rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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