Poverty & Inequality in Poland 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Poland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2023 down 77.6% 102nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 down 60.0% 97th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 down 66.7% 95th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% 89th Prosperity gap 0.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 40.0% 103rd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 down 71.4% 104th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 10.6% 2023 down 35.8% 106th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2023 down 50.0% 92nd Population living in slums 4.2% 2022 up 1,587.2% 115th Income share held by second 20% 13.9% 2023 up 12.1% 13th Gini index 28.5 2023 down 13.9% 103rd Income share held by lowest 20% 8.6% 2023 up 19.4% 25th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.3% 2023 up 22.2% 34th Income share held by highest 10% 22.9% 2023 down 9.8% 102nd Income share held by highest 20% 37.3% 2023 down 7.9% 103rd Income share held by fourth 20% 22.5% 2023 down 1.7% 35th Income share held by third 20% 17.7% 2023 up 4.1% 14th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.8% 2023 down 34.8% 91st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 13.3% 2024 — 50th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% 63rd