People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland

Poland: People living in households with very low work intensity by income was 1,009 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,009 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,915 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
998 Thousand persons
in 2022
Years of data
11
2015–2025

People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland, 2015–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2015202020252015: 1.9k Thousand persons2016: 1.8k Thousand persons2017: 1.6k Thousand persons2018: 1.5k Thousand persons2019: 1.3k Thousand persons2020: 1.2k Thousand persons2021: 1.1k Thousand persons2022: 998 Thousand persons2023: 1.0k Thousand persons2024: 1.0k Thousand persons2025: 1.0k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Poland recorded 1,009 Thousand persons for people living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland peaked at 1,915 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 998 Thousand persons, in 2022.

Poland ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland, year by year

Annual values for People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years) in Poland, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 1,915 Thousand persons
2016 1,843 Thousand persons -3.8%
2017 1,611 Thousand persons -12.6%
2018 1,494 Thousand persons -7.3%
2019 1,287 Thousand persons -13.9%
2020 1,157 Thousand persons -10.1%
2021 1,128 Thousand persons -2.5%
2022 998 Thousand persons -11.5%
2023 1,009 Thousand persons +1.1%
2024 1,012 Thousand persons +0.3%
2025 1,009 Thousand persons -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,630 Thousand persons 1,287 Thousand persons 1,915 Thousand persons 5
2020s 1,052 Thousand persons 998 Thousand persons 1,157 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 5 Spain 3,001 Thousand persons compare
  2. 6 Netherlands 1,011 Thousand persons compare
  3. 6 Netherlands 1,011 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 Poland 1,009 Thousand persons compare
  5. 10 Belgium 992 Thousand persons compare
  6. 11 Romania 768 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland?
People living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland was 1,009 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1,915 Thousand persons in 2015.
What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 998 Thousand persons in 2022.
How does Poland rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by income?
Poland ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is people living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living in households with very low work intensity by income quintile and household type (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 475 data points, 2015–2025
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