Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland
Poland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland is 8.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland peaked at 17.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1985.
Poland ranks 97th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.2% | — |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +41.7% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +58.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -30.4% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +33.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Poland's 8.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +58.6% | 8.7% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 13.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More infrastructure data for Poland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.41 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1208 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.45 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Poland was 8.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1985.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Poland ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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