In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland
Poland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland is 5.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland peaked at 35.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
That places Poland 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.8% | — |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -44.9% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +120.9% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -50.7% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +64.4% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +105.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -52.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -37.6% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 18.9% | 35.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 12.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.9% | 24.6% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Poland was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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