Income inequality: Atkinson index in Poland
Poland: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.198 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Poland, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.198 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Poland peaked at 0.198 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1482, in 2017.
Poland ranks 118th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1868 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1892 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1929 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1961 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1884 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1831 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1577 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1482 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1553 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1617 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1926 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1937 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.198 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.198 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.198 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1759 | 0.1482 | 0.1961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1956 | 0.1926 | 0.198 | 4 |
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Poland?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Poland was 0.198 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.198 in 2022.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1482 in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Poland ranks 118th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.