Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland
Poland: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.258 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland is 0.258, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland peaked at 0.356 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.258, in 2025.
That places Poland 79th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.356 | — |
| 2006 | 0.353 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.355 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.349 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.344 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.336 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.326 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.322 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.323 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.325 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.331 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.321 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.314 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.304 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.308 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.289 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.275 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.269 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.292 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.279 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.258 | -7.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.258 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.258 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.313, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.344 | 0.356 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.321 | 0.304 | 0.336 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.277 | 0.258 | 0.292 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Poland was 0.258 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.356 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.258 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Poland ranks 79th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.