Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Poland
Poland: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Poland, 2020–2025
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2025, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Poland stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Poland ranks 50th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.8% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 85% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.3%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Poland
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Poland?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Poland was 13.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.