Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland
Poland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 20.3% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland peaked at 28.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2025.
That places Poland 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.7% | — |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.6% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 23.4% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Poland was 20.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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