Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy … composition in Poland

Poland: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy … composition was 3.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3.2
Change on year
down 47.5%
World rank
25th
of 48 countries
All-time high
10.8
in 2008
All-time low
3.2
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland, 2008–2020

468102008201420202008: 10.82009: 10.62010: 9.32011: 9.22012: 72013: 8.32014: 7.52015: 7.42016: 7.42017: 7.72018: 6.82019: 6.12020: 3.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Poland recorded 3.2 for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland peaked at 10.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2020.

Poland ranks 25th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy … composition in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Poland, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 10.8 —
2009 10.6 -1.9%
2010 9.3 -12.3%
2011 9.2 -1.1%
2012 7 -23.9%
2013 8.3 +18.6%
2014 7.5 -9.6%
2015 7.4 -1.3%
2016 7.4 +0.0%
2017 7.7 +4.1%
2018 6.8 -11.7%
2019 6.1 -10.3%
2020 3.2 -47.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 3.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 3.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.7 10.6 10.8 2
2010s 7.67 6.1 9.3 10
2020s 3.2 3.2 3.2 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 22 Portugal 3.4 compare
  2. 23 Cyprus 3.3 compare
  3. 23 Italy 3.3 compare
  4. 25 Poland 3.2 compare
  5. 27 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 2.8 compare
  6. 28 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 2.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland was 3.2 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2008.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2020.
How does Poland rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Poland ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 657 data points, 2008–2020
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