Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland
Poland: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.2%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
24th
of 46 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2008
All-time low
1.2%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.2% 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 25.0% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland peaked at 4.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 24th of 46 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 of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.4% | — |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 1.6% compare
- 22 Slovakia 1.4% compare
- 22 Slovakia 1.4% compare
- 24 Poland 1.2% compare
- 26 Estonia 1.1% compare
- 26 France 1.1% compare
- 26 Malta 1.1% compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 26 Estonia 1.1% compare
- 26 United Kingdom 1.1% compare
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 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 1.2% 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 4.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Poland ranks 24th out of 46 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 70.7%. 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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