Poverty and living standards in Opolskie, Poland: official figures

Disposable household income was 16,000 PPS per person in 2023; 9th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.

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• Social benefits made up 36% of household income in the Opole region in 2024 (920 złoty a person a month), while paid work brought in 1,316 złoty. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Households in the Opole region spent 1,889 złoty per person a month in 2024, of which 490 złoty went on food and soft drinks and 310 złoty on housing and energy. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Police in the Opole region identified the offender in 68.3% of crimes in 2024 (7th lowest of 16 voivodeships), but in only 47.5% of property crimes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Social assistance benefits in the Opole region cost 377.2 million złoty in 2024, about 405 złoty per resident against 125 złoty nationally; 88% 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 151,700 children a month in the Opole region in 2024, costing 1,469 million złoty; 48,407 families held the Large Family Card. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• There were 399 dwellings per 1,000 people in the Opole region in 2024, against 353 in 2015, and the average home had 82.3 square metres of floor space (2nd largest of 17 regions). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 77.8% of households in the Opole region had a car and 91.1% had internet access at home in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In the Opole region 78.4% of town and city residents were connected to the gas network in 2024 and only 63.2% of rural residents to a wastewater treatment plant. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Residential social welfare homes in the Opole region had 52.7 places per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, and 1,600 children lived with foster families or in family foster homes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy

How Opolskie compares with other voivodeships

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

Opolskie ranks 17 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)

Opolskie ranks 13 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)

Opolskie ranks 1 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)

Opolskie ranks 14 of 17, highest first.

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

Opolskie ranks 13 of 17, highest first.

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Opolskie ranks 17 of 17, highest first.

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Opolskie ranks 14 of 17, highest first.

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Opolskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first.

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Opolskie ranks 10 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_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 ilc_li41: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 27849ad61b9a…)
• 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…)
• 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…)

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