Poverty & Inequality in Poland 162 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Poland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 89,564 people 2023 down 58.6% 68th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 36.18 million people 2023 up 3.6% 20th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 17.48 million people 2023 up 152.9% 15th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 28.7% 2023 down 56.2% 94th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 1.1% 2023 down 77.8% 101st Number of people living in extreme poverty 36.60 million people 2023 down 3.2% 29th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 89,564 people 2023 down 58.6% 68th Number of people living in extreme poverty 89,564 people 2023 down 58.6% 68th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 1.1% 2023 down 77.8% 101st The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 5.0% 2023 down 32.1% 70th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 8.8% 2023 down 34.8% 90th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 15.2% 2023 down 22.4% 93rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 52.4% 2023 down 36.0% 95th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.4% 2023 down 56.8% 96th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 93rd Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 1.4% 2023 down 83.0% 101st Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 89,564 people 2023 down 58.6% 68th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 17.48 million people 2023 up 152.9% 15th Gini coefficient 0.2847 2023 down 14.1% 103rd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.2% 2023 down 57.0% 91st Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 13.3% 2024 — 50th Share of population living below national poverty lines 13.3% 2024 — 50th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% 65th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.2895 2023 down 8.0% 34th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.2895 2023 down 8.0% 34th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 36.73 million people 2021 up 12.0% 19th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.1% 2021 down 69.3% 94th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 46.1% 2021 down 41.6% 93rd Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.1% 2021 down 69.3% 94th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 36,476 people 2021 down 69.5% 77th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.2% 2021 down 77.0% 101st Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.6% 2021 down 79.8% 102nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.1% 2021 down 68.6% 93rd Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 41.9% 2023 up 19.0% 6th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 31.6% 2023 up 13.8% 6th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 13.3% 2024 — 50th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 32.1% 2025 down 8.0% 20th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 11.1% 2025 down 21.3% 40th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 20.3% 2025 down 18.1% 40th Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 1.18 Number 2025 down 86.4% 16th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 3.9% 2025 down 30.4% 35th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 15.6% 2025 up 15.6% 24th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.4% 2025 down 26.8% 25th Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 87.1% 2025 up 3.6% 11th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% 20th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 2.4% 2025 down 46.7% 31st Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 18.3% 2025 down 23.4% 30th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 39.0% 2025 up 4.0% 5th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 8.2% 2025 down 20.4% 27th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 5.9% 2025 down 56.0% 32nd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0008 2024 up 60.0% 41st At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 1.5% 2025 down 85.3% 40th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →