Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland
Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 28.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland is 28.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland peaked at 94.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2023.
That places Poland 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 94.2% | — |
| 1986 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 78.4% | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 89.6% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -4.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 28.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 28.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.7% | 78.4% | 94.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 89.6% | 93.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 69.5% | 84.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 37.7% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.7% | 35.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Poland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Poland was 28.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Poland ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.