Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Poland
Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 64.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland stood at 64.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland peaked at 64.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2009.
That places Poland 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.6% | — |
| 2006 | 42.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 34.4% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 37.8% | 64.2% | 7 |
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- 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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland was 64.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap