Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Poland
Poland: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Poland, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 15.0% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Poland peaked at 27.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 42nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.8% | — |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 15.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Poland's 15.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.3% | 6 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Poland?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Poland was 15.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Poland ranks 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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