Subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland
Poland: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland is 11.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland peaked at 34.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.6% | — |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 11.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 11.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.4% | 15.7% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.2% | 16.0% | 6 |
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 subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Poland was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Poland ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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