Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Poland
Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 46.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Poland, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Poland stood at 46.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Poland peaked at 97.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2021.
That places Poland 93rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 97.2% | — |
| 1986 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.1% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -9.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 46.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Poland's 46.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.8% | 88.1% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 96.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 80.4% | 90.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 53.9% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 46.1% | 51.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Poland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Poland was 46.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Poland ranks 93rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.