Poverty and living standards in Warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland: official figures

Disposable household income was 15,600 PPS per person in 2023; 13th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.

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• Social benefits made up 35% of household income in Warmia-Masuria in 2024 (1,024 złoty a person a month), while paid work brought in 1,483 złoty. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Households in Warmia-Masuria spent 1,560 złoty per person a month in 2024, of which 462 złoty went on food and soft drinks and 329 złoty on housing and energy. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Police in Warmia-Masuria identified the offender in 76.5% of crimes in 2024 (3rd highest of 16 voivodeships), but in only 57.3% of property crimes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Social assistance benefits in Warmia-Masuria cost 229.6 million złoty in 2024, about 170 złoty per resident against 125 złoty nationally; 60% 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 233,700 children a month in Warmia-Masuria in 2024, costing 2,262 million złoty; 79,031 families held the Large Family Card. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• There were 410 dwellings per 1,000 people in Warmia-Masuria in 2024, against 351 in 2015, and the average home had 69.9 square metres of floor space (the smallest of 17 regions). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 70.4% of households in Warmia-Masuria had a car and 88.8% had internet access at home in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In Warmia-Masuria 68.4% of town and city residents were connected to the gas network in 2024 and only 54.5% of rural residents to a wastewater treatment plant. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Residential social welfare homes in Warmia-Masuria had 43.4 places per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, and 2,908 children lived with foster families or in family foster homes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy

How Warmińsko-mazurskie compares with other voivodeships

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

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 14 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)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 8 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)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 2 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)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 9 of 17, highest first.

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

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 3 of 17, highest first.

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 6 of 17, highest first.

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 1 of 17, highest first.

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 13 of 17, highest first.

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Warmińsko-mazurskie ranks 15 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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