Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland
Poland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 12.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland, 1984–2022
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%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland stood at 12.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland peaked at 13.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1988.
That places Poland 60th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 3 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 2.03 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland was 12.8% 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%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.