Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Poland

Poland: Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy was 16.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
16.87 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 7 countries
All-time high
16.97 million
in 2022
All-time low
13.66 million
in 2002
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Poland, 1995–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M1995201020251995: 14.4M1996: 14.3M1997: 14.2M1998: 14.0M1999: 13.9M2000: 13.8M2001: 13.7M2002: 13.7M2003: 13.7M2004: 13.8M2005: 14.0M2006: 14.2M2007: 14.5M2008: 14.7M2009: 15.0M2010: 15.3M2011: 15.4M2012: 15.6M2013: 15.7M2014: 15.9M2015: 16.0M2016: 16.2M2017: 16.4M2018: 16.5M2019: 16.7M2020: 16.8M2021: 16.9M2022: 17.0M2023: 17.0M2024: 16.9M2025: 16.9M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Poland recorded 16.87 million for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Poland peaked at 16.97 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.66 million, in 2002.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Poland, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 14.42 million
1996 14.30 million -0.9%
1997 14.16 million -0.9%
1998 14.02 million -1.0%
1999 13.87 million -1.1%
2000 13.75 million -0.9%
2001 13.68 million -0.5%
2002 13.66 million -0.2%
2003 13.70 million +0.3%
2004 13.81 million +0.8%
2005 13.98 million +1.2%
2006 14.21 million +1.6%
2007 14.47 million +1.9%
2008 14.75 million +1.9%
2009 15.01 million +1.8%
2010 15.25 million +1.6%
2011 15.45 million +1.3%
2012 15.61 million +1.0%
2013 15.75 million +0.9%
2014 15.88 million +0.9%
2015 16.03 million +0.9%
2016 16.19 million +1.0%
2017 16.36 million +1.1%
2018 16.54 million +1.1%
2019 16.70 million +1.0%
2020 16.85 million +0.9%
2021 16.94 million +0.5%
2022 16.97 million +0.2%
2023 16.96 million -0.0%
2024 16.93 million -0.2%
2025 16.87 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.15 million 13.87 million 14.42 million 5
2000s 14.10 million 13.66 million 15.01 million 10
2010s 15.98 million 15.25 million 16.70 million 10
2020s 16.92 million 16.85 million 16.97 million 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 United States of America 166.71 million compare
  2. 2 Japan 66.97 million compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 32.78 million compare
  4. 3 Croatia 1.78 million compare
  5. 3 Mexico 60.40 million compare
  6. 4 Germany 46.19 million compare
  7. 4 Netherlands 10.57 million compare
  8. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.74 million compare
  9. 5 Lithuania 1.49 million compare
  10. 6 France 30.36 million compare
  11. 6 Slovenia 1.08 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Poland?
Economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Poland was 16.87 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 16.97 million in 2022.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 13.66 million in 2002.
How does Poland rank for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy?
Poland ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 115 — Potential employment of total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy
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Coverage
39 places, 1,441 data points, 1964–2025
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May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP