Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland
Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 68.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 94.4% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2016.
That places Poland 1st out of 24 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.1% | — |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +94.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 68.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 2.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Poland's 68.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 5.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 36.2% | 40.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 34.2% | 68.5% | 7 |
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 poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland was 68.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap