Three metrics of inequality in Poland
Poland: Three metrics of inequality was 48.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.57
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
48.57
in 2022
All-time low
29.96
in 1978
Years of data
63
1924–2022
Three metrics of inequality in Poland, 1924–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 48.57 for three metrics of inequality in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Poland peaked at 48.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.96, in 1978.
That places Poland 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Three metrics of inequality in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 40.48 | — |
| 1925 | 40.31 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 39.8 | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 39.59 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 39.41 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 39.03 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 38.93 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 39.27 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 40.03 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 40.47 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 40.1 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 39.45 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 39.28 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 39.36 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 39.46 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 39.59 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 39.48 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 38.89 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 38.43 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 37.83 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 37.27 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 36.78 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 35.62 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 33.97 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 33.09 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 30.84 | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 29.96 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 32.95 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 32.79 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 33.13 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 32.41 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 32.12 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 33.35 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 37.41 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 39.56 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 41.5 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 41.69 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.4 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.53 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 42.13 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.93 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 44.11 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.14 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 46.24 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.24 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.83 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.48 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.44 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.34 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.68 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.27 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 47.2 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.69 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 48.12 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.05 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.61 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.19 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 48.41 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.49 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.57 | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 48.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.06, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Poland's 48.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.7, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 39.77 | 39.03 | 40.48 | 6 |
| 1930s | 39.67 | 38.93 | 40.47 | 4 |
| 1940s | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 39.43 | 39.28 | 39.59 | 5 |
| 1960s | 37.76 | 35.62 | 39.48 | 7 |
| 1970s | 31.96 | 29.96 | 33.97 | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.79 | 32.12 | 33.35 | 6 |
| 1990s | 40.89 | 37.41 | 42.53 | 7 |
| 2000s | 46.61 | 43.93 | 48.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.76 | 47.2 | 48.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.49 | 48.41 | 48.57 | 3 |
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 three metrics of inequality in Poland?
- Three metrics of inequality in Poland was 48.57 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.96 in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Poland ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.