Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland
Poland: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.3% for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland peaked at 4.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2022.
That places Poland 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.7% | — |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +30.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 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 children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Poland was 4.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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