Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland
Poland: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 1.09 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland is 1.09, measured in 2023.
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 with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland peaked at 25 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
That places Poland 101st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.85 | 3.24 | 14.1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.57 | 9.8 | 25 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.45 | 5.29 | 18.64 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.61 | 1 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.3 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,895 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.081 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Poland was 1.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 1995.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Poland ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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