At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland peaked at 13.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2016.
That places Poland 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.7% | — |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -17.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 11.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Poland's 11.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.8441 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Poland was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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