Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland
Poland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 36.73 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland is 36.73 million, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland peaked at 36.87 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.17 million, in 1995.
Poland ranks 19th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.05 million | 24.63 million | 32.98 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 24.12 million | 20.17 million | 26.57 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.28 million | 24.66 million | 32.49 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.28 million | 32.64 million | 36.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.78 million | 36.73 million | 36.84 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Poland was 36.73 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.87 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.17 million in 1995.
- How does Poland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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