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. Measured in %.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.8% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +9.0% |
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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