Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Poland
Poland: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Poland stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Poland peaked at 7.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 37th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.8% | — |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Poland?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Poland was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Poland ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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