Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland
Poland: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 6.8% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland peaked at 14.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2025.
That places Poland 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.7% | — |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -16.5% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 14.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Poland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,301 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 461.11 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 27,593 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 27,593 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Poland was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Poland ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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