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

Poland: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 56.5% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
56.5%
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
3rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
57.6%
in 2005
All-time low
49.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 57.62006: 57.22007: 55.82008: 55.32009: 55.52010: 55.32011: 55.42012: 552015: 55.82016: 55.52017: 49.82019: 56.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 56.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in 2019.

That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Poland peaked at 57.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2017.

Poland ranks 3rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.3% 55.3% 57.6% 5
2010s 54.8% 49.8% 56.5% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Serbia, Republic of 58.9% compare
  2. 2 Belarus, Republic of 56.7% compare
  3. 4 Romania 55.1% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 55.1% compare
  5. 6 Moldova, Republic of 53.7% compare

See the full ranking of 33 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 56.5% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 33 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 1.8%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount