Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Poland
Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 37.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Poland recorded 37.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.8% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2009.
That places Poland 2nd out of 35 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Poland, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.7% | — |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +63.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.0% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.0% | 37.6% | 7 |
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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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland was 37.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount