Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland

Poland: Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 1,000 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1,000
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
10,000
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 2008
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland, 1998–2012

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200520121998: 3.0k1999: 2.0k2000: 3.0k2001: 4.0k2002: 6.0k2003: 7.0k2004: 3.0k2005: 10.0k2006: 2.0k2007: 1.0k2008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 2.0k2012: 1.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

Poland recorded 1,000 for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland peaked at 10,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.

Poland ranks 17th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Poland, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 3,000
1999 2,000 -33.3%
2000 3,000 +50.0%
2001 4,000 +33.3%
2002 6,000 +50.0%
2003 7,000 +16.7%
2004 3,000 -57.1%
2005 10,000 +233.3%
2006 2,000 -80.0%
2007 1,000 -50.0%
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 0
2010 0
2011 2,000
2012 1,000 -50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,500 2,000 3,000 2
2000s 3,600 0 10,000 10
2010s 1,000 0 2,000 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 14 Kosovo 2,000 compare
  2. 14 North Macedonia 2,000 compare
  3. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 2,000 compare
  4. 17 South Korea 1,000 compare
  5. 17 Latvia 1,000 compare
  6. 17 Russia 1,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland?
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland was 1,000 in 2012, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
What is the highest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 10,000 in 2005.
What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
How does Poland rank for number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
Poland ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 337 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $2.15 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).