Poverty and living standards in Wielkopolskie, Poland: official figures

Disposable household income was 17,300 PPS per person in 2023; 5th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.

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• Social benefits made up 29% of household income in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) in 2024 (882 złoty a person a month), while paid work brought in 1,690 złoty. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Households in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) spent 1,816 złoty per person a month in 2024, of which 442 złoty went on food and soft drinks and 403 złoty on housing and energy. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Police in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) identified the offender in 72.5% of crimes in 2024 (7th highest of 16 voivodeships), but in only 52.7% of property crimes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Social assistance benefits in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) cost 428.4 million złoty in 2024, about 123 złoty per resident against 125 złoty nationally; 46% 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 679,400 children a month in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) in 2024, costing 6,588 million złoty; 191,984 families held the Large Family Card. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• There were 400 dwellings per 1,000 people in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) in 2024, against 339 in 2015, and the average home had 82.1 square metres of floor space (3rd largest of 17 regions). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• 79.5% of households in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) had a car and 90.2% had internet access at home in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• In Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) 71.2% of town and city residents were connected to the gas network in 2024 and only 55.1% of rural residents to a wastewater treatment plant. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
• Residential social welfare homes in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) had 28.6 places per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, and 5,309 children lived with foster families or in family foster homes. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy

How Wielkopolskie compares with other voivodeships

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

Wielkopolskie 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).

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

Wielkopolskie 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).

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

Wielkopolskie ranks 10 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)

Wielkopolskie ranks 13 of 17, highest first.

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

Wielkopolskie ranks 8 of 17, highest first.

Severe material and social deprivation rate (2025)

Wielkopolskie ranks 4 of 17, highest first.

People in households with very low work intensity (2025)

Wielkopolskie ranks 16 of 17, highest first.

Disposable household income per person (euros) (2023)

Wielkopolskie ranks 5 of 17, highest first.

People who use the internet regularly (2025)

Wielkopolskie ranks 4 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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