Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Poland

Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 64.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
64.1%
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
64.1%
in 2019
All-time low
55.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Poland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 61.42006: 60.72007: 59.32008: 58.12009: 58.62010: 58.32011: 58.42012: 58.32015: 59.22016: 59.12017: 55.82019: 64.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 64.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Poland peaked at 64.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2017.

That places Poland 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 61.4%
2006 60.7% -1.3%
2007 59.3% -2.3%
2008 58.1% -2.0%
2009 58.6% +0.8%
2010 58.3% -0.4%
2011 58.4% +0.1%
2012 58.3% -0.2%
2015 59.2% +1.6%
2016 59.1% -0.1%
2017 55.8% -5.7%
2019 64.1% +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.6% 58.1% 61.4% 5
2010s 59.0% 55.8% 64.1% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 61.8% compare
  2. 3 Romania 60.9% compare
  3. 4 Serbia 60.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Poland?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Poland was 64.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Poland ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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