Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland
Poland: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.8% for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland peaked at 20.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
That places Poland 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.9% | — |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.3% | 20.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Poland was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Poland ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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