Human Development Index in Poland

Poland: Human Development Index was 0.906 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.906
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.906
in 2023
All-time low
0.72
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human Development Index in Poland, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.7221991: 0.721992: 0.7241993: 0.7371994: 0.7471995: 0.7541996: 0.7631997: 0.7751998: 0.7841999: 0.7932000: 0.8012001: 0.8092002: 0.8162003: 0.8222004: 0.822005: 0.8262006: 0.8312007: 0.8362008: 0.8412009: 0.8462010: 0.8522011: 0.8582012: 0.8632013: 0.8732014: 0.8732015: 0.8792016: 0.8842017: 0.8822018: 0.8842019: 0.8872020: 0.882021: 0.8842022: 0.9022023: 0.906

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, human development index in Poland stood at 0.906. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index in Poland peaked at 0.906 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.72, in 1991.

That places Poland 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7519 0.72 0.793 10
2000s 0.8248 0.801 0.846 10
2010s 0.8735 0.852 0.887 10
2020s 0.893 0.88 0.906 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 23 Cyprus 0.913 compare
  2. 23 Andorra 0.913 compare
  3. 25 Greece 0.908 compare
  4. 27 Estonia 0.905 compare
  5. 28 Saudi Arabia 0.9 compare
  6. 29 Bahrain 0.899 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index in Poland?
Human development index in Poland was 0.906 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest human development index recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 1991.
How does Poland rank for human development index?
Poland ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Development Index
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,260 data points, 1990–2023
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