Around 2.5 million people lived in extreme poverty in Poland in 2023, up 47% on the previous year.
child poverty
Poland has EU’s second lowest child deprivation rate after huge improvement over last decade
Between 2008 and 2020 Poland went from having the EU’s sixth highest to second lowest level of child deprivation.
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Poland’s social spending below EU average and not well targeted, says European Commission
But the proportion of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion has been declining in Poland and is among the lowest in the EU.
Extreme poverty in Poland fell by over a fifth in 2019
The drop in extreme poverty has been most felt in rural areas – from 9.4% to 7.5%.
