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.
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 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | Value | 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 | +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 | 22.59 | 6.5 | 48.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.85 | 11.8 | 26 | 6 |
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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 (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 6,143 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 251,782 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 119 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 36.50 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 251,782 (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 35th out of 46 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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