Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland
Poland: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 19.1% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland peaked at 22.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2025.
That places Poland 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9% | — |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 5,339 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,057 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22,777 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Poland was 19.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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