Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland
Poland: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland stood at 58.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 232.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland peaked at 58.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2016.
Poland ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +179.4% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.1% | 16.0% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.9% | 58.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Poland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 34,932 Persons (2050)
- 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 impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Poland was 58.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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