Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Poland
Poland: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 15.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Poland is 15.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Poland peaked at 23.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1985.
Poland ranks 93rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.5% | — |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.6% | 20.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 90 Taiwan, China 15.3% compare
- 91 Rwanda 15.3% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.3% compare
- 94 Jordan 14.9% compare
- 95 Syrian Arab Republic 14.7% compare
- 96 Slovakia 14.6% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Poland?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Poland was 15.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1985.
- How does Poland rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Poland ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.