Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Poland
Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Poland is 1.1%, 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Poland peaked at 25.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +202.7% | 3.2% | 9.8% |
| 1995 | +155.1% | 9.8% | 25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 3.2% | 14.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 9.8% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 5.3% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Poland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Poland ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.