Adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland
Poland: Adequacy of social insurance programs was 86.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social insurance programs in Poland, 2005–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 68.4% | 71.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 67.1% | 86.9% | 7 |
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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
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.