Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland
Poland: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 15.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland, 1924–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland peaked at 15.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1988.
That places Poland 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 11.5% | — |
| 1925 | 11.4% | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 1927 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 10.2% | -3.7% |
| 1930 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 1936 | 10.2% | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 8.9% | -12.8% |
| 1955 | 7.9% | -11.5% |
| 1956 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 7.6% | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +82.4% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 15.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Poland's 15.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +82.4% | 4.5% | 8.2% |
| 2004 | +26.7% | 10.2% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 6 |
| 1930s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 1940s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland was 15.1% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Poland ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.