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

Latest (2012)
33,000
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
77,000
in 2000
All-time low
10,000
in 2008
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by in Poland, 1998–2012

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200520121998: 50.0k1999: 60.0k2000: 77.0k2001: 49.0k2002: 72.0k2003: 51.0k2004: 53.0k2005: 51.0k2006: 38.0k2007: 23.0k2008: 10.0k2009: 20.0k2010: 11.0k2011: 27.0k2012: 33.0k

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

Annual values for Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Poland, 1998 to 2012.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Peru 63,000 compare
  2. 10 Romania 60,000 compare
  3. 11 Kyrgyzstan 50,000 compare
  4. 13 Jamaica 32,000 compare
  5. 14 South Korea 20,000 compare
  6. 14 Kosovo 20,000 compare
  7. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 20,000 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 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 $3.65 ($ 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).