Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Poland
Poland: Share of global population living in extreme poverty including was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Poland stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Poland peaked at 2.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Poland 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.6% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +1200.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -65.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +216.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +70.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -66.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +84.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -39.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +183.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -24.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global population living in extreme poverty including in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1200.0% | 0.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Poland?
- Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Poland was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Poland rank for share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Poland ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.