At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland stood at 21.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland peaked at 29.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2025.
That places Poland 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.9% | — |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.7% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.3% | 6 |
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- 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 (pensions excluded) in Poland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Poland was 21.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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