Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Poland

Poland: Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
28th
of 46 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Poland, 1998–2016

00.511.51998200720161998: 1.3 %1999: 1.6 %2000: 1.5 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.3 %2004: 1.3 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 1.3 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 0.874 %2009: 0.861 %2011: 0.818 %2012: 0.707 %2013: 0.756 %2014: 0.722 %2015: 0.728 %2016: 0.59 %

Source: World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Poland is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Poland peaked at 1.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Poland ranks 28th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Poland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 1.3%
1999 1.6% +19.5%
2000 1.5% -6.4%
2001 1.3% -7.9%
2002 1.4% +2.5%
2003 1.3% -8.7%
2004 1.3% +3.7%
2005 1.5% +11.7%
2006 1.3% -11.6%
2007 1.1% -17.6%
2008 0.9% -17.3%
2009 0.9% -1.5%
2011 0.8% -4.9%
2012 0.7% -13.7%
2013 0.8% +7.0%
2014 0.7% -4.5%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 2
2000s 1.2% 0.9% 1.5% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 25 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  2. 26 Israel 0.7% compare
  3. 27 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  4. 29 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  5. 30 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  6. 31 Lithuania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Poland?
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Poland was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Poland ranks 28th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $5.50 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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