Wealth share richest in Poland
Poland: Wealth share richest was 29.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share richest in Poland, 1923–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 29.92 for wealth share richest in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Poland peaked at 38.22 in 1923 and was at its lowest, 23.07, in 1987.
That places Poland 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Wealth share richest in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 38.22 | — |
| 1980 | 23.08 | -39.6% |
| 1981 | 23.08 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.08 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23.08 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.09 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.09 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.07 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 23.07 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23.09 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 23.16 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 23.2 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 23.19 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.21 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.31 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 23.54 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 23.51 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 23.51 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.63 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.63 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.88 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 23.9 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.07 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.35 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.82 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 24.82 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.97 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.96 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.12 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.83 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.86 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.95 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.9 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.88 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.02 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.39 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 29.87 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 29.78 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.86 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.92 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.92 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.92 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 29.92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Poland's 29.92 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.14, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share richest in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -39.6% | 38.22 | 23.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 38.22 | 38.22 | 38.22 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.08 | 23.07 | 23.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.39 | 23.16 | 23.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.57 | 23.88 | 25.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.14 | 24.86 | 29.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.92 | 29.92 | 29.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share richest in Poland?
- Wealth share richest in Poland was 29.92 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.22 in 1923.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.07 in 1987.
- How does Poland rank for wealth share richest?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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