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
Poland recorded 58.2% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 58.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.2%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Poland's 58.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.1% | 16.0% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.9% | 58.2% | 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 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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