Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Poland
Poland: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 16.91 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Poland, 1992–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Poland stood at 16.91 million. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Poland peaked at 16.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.64 million, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.05 million | — |
| 1993 | 13.87 million | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.65 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 13.78 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 14.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.75 million | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 13.51 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 13.20 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.79 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.64 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.59 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.22 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 14.76 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.65 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 16.91 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.94 million | 13.65 million | 14.32 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.55 million | 12.64 million | 14.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.60 million | 14.89 million | 16.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.72 million | 16.23 million | 16.91 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Poland?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Poland was 16.91 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.64 million in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org