In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland
Poland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland stood at 8.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland peaked at 12.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.2% | — |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +31.6% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -36.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 8.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Poland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Poland was 8.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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