Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland
Poland: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 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 living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland peaked at 25.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Poland ranks 101st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.3% | — |
| 1986 | 14.1% | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -70.1% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +202.7% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +155.1% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -40.4% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +31.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 3.2% | 14.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 9.8% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 5.3% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Poland was 1.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Poland ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.