Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland
Poland: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 17.3% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland, 2010β2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland is 17.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland peaked at 27.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2020.
That places Poland 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.3 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,895 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.081 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Poland was 17.3% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor