Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Poland
Poland: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Poland, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Poland is 0.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Poland peaked at 16.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
Poland ranks 102nd of 119 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 of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.8% | — |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +57.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -41.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -98.1% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +5612.4% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +242.7% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -49.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +54.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -54.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle 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 | +5612.4% | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| 1995 | +242.7% | 4.7% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
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 population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Poland?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Poland was 0.6% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does Poland rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Poland ranks 102nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.