At-risk-of-poverty rate in Poland
13.2% of people in Poland were at risk of poverty in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Poland, 2025
13.2%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
16.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
15.6%
Position in 2025
25th of 31
At-risk-of-poverty rate in Poland over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.2% | 16.3% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | 16.2% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 16.2% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | 16.5% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | – |
| 2011 | 17.7% | – |
| 2010 | 17.6% | – |
| 2009 | 17.1% | – |
| 2008 | 16.9% | – |
| 2007 | 17.3% | – |
| 2006 | 19.1% | – |
| 2005 | 20.5%b (break in time series) | – |
| 2001 | 16.0% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 13.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 17.6%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 16.3%.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Poverty or social exclusion rate
15.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
24.9 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Median equivalised net income
€14,394 per year
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
13.5%
2025 · World Bank
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.63 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.0%
2025 · Eurostat