Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland
Poland: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland peaked at 1.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
That places Poland 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +112.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 13.2% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 21.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 4.8% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 15.0% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 2.0% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 2.6% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 17.3% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 32.1% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 11.1% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 20.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Poland was 0.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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