Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland
Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 41.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2019, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland stood at 41.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.3% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland peaked at 41.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2015.
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 Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.8% | — |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +110.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 41.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 2.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Poland's 41.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.3%, 5.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 13.6% | 41.2% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Poland was 41.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount