Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland
Poland: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.1%
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
15th
of 26 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2005
All-time low
2.1%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland, 2005–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Poland recorded 2.1% for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in 2021.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland peaked at 3.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2019.
Poland ranks 15th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 12 North Macedonia 2.2% compare
- 13 Latvia 2.2% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 2.0% compare
- 17 Israel 1.9% compare
- 18 Greece 1.7% compare
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Poland was 2.1% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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