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
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 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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% |
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 | 22.6% | 6.5% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 11.8% | 26.0% | 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 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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