At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland
Poland: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 25.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 25.4% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 290.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland peaked at 48.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2015.
Poland ranks 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.9% | — |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +152.5% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -75.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +366.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +37.8% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +37.3% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +103.1% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +366.3% | 10.4% | 48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 12.2% | 31.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 6.5% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 11.8% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3006 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3006 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 6,143 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 251,782 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 119 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 36.50 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 251,782 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland was 25.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.8%. 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 for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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