Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Poland

Poland: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance was 21.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.7%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2005
All-time low
20.4%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Poland, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 23.62006: 22.32007: 23.12008: 23.12009: 22.92010: 232011: 21.62012: 22.12015: 222016: 21.92017: 20.42019: 21.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 21.7% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in 2019.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Poland peaked at 23.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2017.

Poland ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 23.6%
2006 22.3% -5.3%
2007 23.1% +3.6%
2008 23.1% -0.2%
2009 22.9% -0.7%
2010 23.0% +0.1%
2011 21.6% -5.9%
2012 22.1% +2.3%
2015 22.0% -0.7%
2016 21.9% -0.1%
2017 20.4% -7.0%
2019 21.7% +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.0% 22.3% 23.6% 5
2010s 21.8% 20.4% 23.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Paraguay 26.0% compare
  2. 3 Kazakhstan 23.7% compare
  3. 4 Moldova 22.5% compare
  4. 6 Turkey 21.5% compare
  5. 7 Mongolia 21.3% compare
  6. 8 Belarus 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Poland?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Poland was 21.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance?
Poland ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 227 data points, 2005–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population