Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland
Poland: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 39.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland is 39.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland peaked at 40.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2010.
That places Poland 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.6% | — |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.6% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 37.7% | 40.3% | 6 |
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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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Poland was 39.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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