Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Poland
Poland: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment 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.
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 37th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 8.55 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.8 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 27,593 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 (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 37th out of 49 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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