Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Poland
Poland: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.3%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
50th
of 73 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2024
All-time low
11.7%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Poland, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Poland is 13.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over five years.
Poland ranks 50th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.8% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 84% of the median. (35 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Poland?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Poland was 13.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Poland ranks 50th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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