Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Poland
Poland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 17.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Poland, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Poland stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Poland peaked at 34.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2020.
That places Poland 34th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 34.4% | — |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 27.8% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 31 Switzerland 18.1% compare
- 32 Sweden 17.9% compare
- 33 Austria 17.5% compare
- 34 Poland 17.3% compare
- 36 Netherlands 16.1% compare
- 36 Netherlands 16.1% compare
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 tenure status - eu in Poland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Poland was 17.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu 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 Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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