Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland
Poland: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 16.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland, 2010–2023
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland stood at 16.3%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland peaked at 27.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 35th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.4% | 18.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.081 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1132 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.198 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Poland was 16.3% in 2023, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Poland ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)