Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Poland

Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 57.0% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
57.0%
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2005
All-time low
52.2%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Poland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 58.62006: 58.42007: 57.52008: 562009: 55.62010: 55.62011: 55.92012: 55.92015: 55.12016: 55.22017: 52.22019: 57

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 57.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in 2019.

The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Poland peaked at 58.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2017.

That places Poland 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.2% 55.6% 58.6% 5
2010s 55.3% 52.2% 57.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Belarus 59.7% compare
  2. 2 Romania 57.3% compare
  3. 3 Ukraine 57.1% compare
  4. 5 Moldova 56.8% compare
  5. 6 Serbia 54.8% compare
  6. 7 Kyrgyzstan 52.2% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places β†’

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Poland?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Poland was 57.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Poland ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount