Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland
Poland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.1%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2005
All-time low
3.7%
in 2022
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.1% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland peaked at 14.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.0% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Poland was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Poland ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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