Poverty and social exclusion in Poland

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Poland

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Poland
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	15.0%	2025	2nd lowest of 27	−3.8 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	2.0%	2025	3rd lowest of 27	−2.5 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Poland stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 2nd lowest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 3rd lowest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	15.0
2024	16.0
2023	16.3
2022	15.9
2021	16.8
2020	17.0
2019	17.9
2018	18.2
2017	18.7
2016	20.6
2015	22.5

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	2.0
2024	2.3
2023	3.0
2022	2.8
2021	2.9
2020	2.6
2019	3.5
2018	4.5
2017	5.3
2016	5.4
2015	7.8

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Poland, 2025: 15.0%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/poland, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.