Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland
Poland: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland is 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland peaked at 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.5 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1995.
Poland ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 21.25 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 1990s | 14.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.77 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 34.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.99 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 24 Taiwan 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 25 Japan 42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 26 Czechia 39.07 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 28 Lithuania 37.6 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Israel 37.48 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Croatia 36.73 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Poland was 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995.
- How does Poland rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.