Poverty and living standards in Kujawsko-pomorskie, Poland: official figures

Disposable household income was 16,000 PPS per person in 2023; 10th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.

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• Social benefits made up 34% of household income in Kuyavia-Pomerania in 2024 (1,022 złoty a person a month), while paid work brought in 1,560 złoty. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Households in Kuyavia-Pomerania spent 1,923 złoty per person a month in 2024, of which 464 złoty went on food and soft drinks and 363 złoty on housing and energy. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Police in Kuyavia-Pomerania identified the offender in 76.5% of crimes in 2024 (2nd highest of 16 voivodeships), but in only 61.8% of property crimes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Social assistance benefits in Kuyavia-Pomerania cost 309.7 million złoty in 2024, about 156 złoty per resident against 125 złoty nationally; 56% was paid in cash. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• The child benefit (świadczenie wychowawcze, 800 złoty a month) was paid for an average of 350,100 children a month in Kuyavia-Pomerania in 2024, costing 3,391 million złoty; 94,783 families held the Large Family Card. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• There were 409 dwellings per 1,000 people in Kuyavia-Pomerania in 2024, against 351 in 2015, and the average home had 72.0 square metres of floor space (5th smallest of 17 regions). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 78.4% of households in Kuyavia-Pomerania had a car and 91.8% had internet access at home in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In Kuyavia-Pomerania 70.8% of town and city residents were connected to the gas network in 2024 and only 43.8% of rural residents to a wastewater treatment plant. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Residential social welfare homes in Kuyavia-Pomerania had 31.4 places per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, and 3,702 children lived with foster families or in family foster homes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy

How Kujawsko-pomorskie compares with other voivodeships

Average monthly available income per person in households (złoty) (2024)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 12 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).

Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 people (2024)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).

Social assistance benefits paid per person (złoty) (2024)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 5 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).

Dwellings per 1,000 people (2024)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first.

At-risk-of-poverty rate (after social transfers) (2025)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 2 of 17, highest first.

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 2 of 17, highest first.

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 8 of 17, highest first.

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 10 of 17, highest first.

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Kujawsko-pomorskie ranks 7 of 17, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Disposable household income per person (PPS), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd6019768e9f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps11n: At risk of poverty or social exclusion, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 94dcf245d20e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset isoc_r_iuse_i: Individuals regularly using the internet by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fb4ff8800853…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_li41: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27849ad61b9a…)
• Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS): Statistical Yearbook of the Regions - Poland 2025 (Rocznik Statystyczny Województw 2025), tables in XLSX, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84ce6290b820…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_mdsd18: Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 62e6e6fba571…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset ilc_lvhl21n: People living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8b5e993ae943…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2hhinc: Income of households by NUTS 2 region (euros per inhabitant), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a7441dafca51…)

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