Between 2008 and 2020 Poland went from having the EU’s sixth highest to second lowest level of child deprivation.
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Number of children in extreme poverty rises by a third in Poland
In 2020, 410,000 children lived in extreme poverty, up 32% from a year earlier but still less than half the figure in 2015.
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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%.
