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
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Poland stood at 25.4.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Poland 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 25.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Poland's 25.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.8, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
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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