Adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland

Poland: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 86.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.9%
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
3rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
86.9%
in 2019
All-time low
67.1%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 71.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2006: 71.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2007: 69.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2008: 68.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 70.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2010: 71.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 72.8 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 74.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 78.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 76 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 67.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 86.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

In 2019, adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland stood at 86.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland peaked at 86.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2017.

That places Poland 3rd out of 32 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.4% 68.4% 71.8% 5
2010s 75.3% 67.1% 86.9% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Thailand 93.0% compare
  2. 2 Romania 88.0% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 64.6% compare
  4. 5 Serbia 58.1% compare
  5. 6 Kazakhstan 54.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland?
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland was 86.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of social insurance programs recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for adequacy of social insurance programs?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
Is adequacy of social insurance programs rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social insurance programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social insurance programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
32 places, 337 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social insurance programs is measured as the total transfer amount received by those participating in social insurance programs as a share of their total welfare/income.