Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland
Poland: Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by was 33,000 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland, 1998–2012
Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
Analysis
In 2012, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland stood at 33,000.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland peaked at 77,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 2008.
That places Poland 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50,000 | — |
| 1999 | 60,000 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 77,000 | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 49,000 | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 72,000 | +46.9% |
| 2003 | 51,000 | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 53,000 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 51,000 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 38,000 | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 23,000 | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 10,000 | -56.5% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 11,000 | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 27,000 | +145.5% |
| 2012 | 33,000 | +22.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 33,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,000, 4.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Poland's 33,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,500, 13.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 44,400 | 10,000 | 77,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,667 | 11,000 | 33,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 9 Peru 63,000 compare
- 10 Romania 60,000 compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 50,000 compare
- 13 Jamaica 32,000 compare
- 14 South Korea 20,000 compare
- 14 Kosovo 20,000 compare
- 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 20,000 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland?
- Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by in Poland was 33,000 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 77,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 ppp) poverty line by rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household would have been above the $3.65 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).