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Ageall ages
Sex
Figure🇪🇺 European Union🇵🇱 PolandEuropean Union vs Poland
Median agetypical, country-wide44.9 years43.4 years+3.5%
Net income a yeartypical, country-wide€22,939 €14,394 +59.4%
People at homeaverage, country-wide2.3 2.8 -17.9%
Hours worked a weekaverage, country-wide37.3 hours40.1 hours-7.0%
Life expectancyaverage, country-wide81.5 years78.5 years+3.8%
With a degree, 25 to 34average, country-wide36.9% 40.0% -7.8%
Own their homeaverage, country-wide68.5% 87.2% -21.4%
Public spending eachaverage, country-wide€19,707 €11,457 +72.0%

Where €100 of public spending goes

European UnionPoland

  1. General public services€12.37€10.47
  2. Defence€3.01€5.95
  3. Public order and safety€3.54€4.85
  4. Economic affairs€10.77€12.43
  5. Environmental protection€1.68€1.45
  6. Housing and community€1.50€1.22
  7. Health€15.01€12.42
  8. Recreation and culture€2.41€2.85
  9. Education€9.71€11.35
  10. Social protection€40.00€37.02

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.