Adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland
Poland: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 22.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2019, adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 159.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland peaked at 22.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2009.
Poland ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.9% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +54.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 22.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Poland's 22.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.7% | 22.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 5 Serbia 26.4% compare
- 6 Brazil 25.9% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 19.8% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 16.9% compare
- 10 Chile 16.8% compare
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Poland was 22.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.