ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Poland
Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,049 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Poland stood at 5,049 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Poland peaked at 5,049 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,731 1000 No, in 2002.
That places Poland 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Poland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,844 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,761 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,731 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,769 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,878 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,068 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3,301 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 3,510 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3,704 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,802 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,787 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,852 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,934 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4,015 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,146 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,192 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4,420 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,578 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,626 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,712 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,591 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,823 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4,907 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4,986 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5,049 1000 No | +1.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 5,049 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 7.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 5,049 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 7.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,137 1000 No | 2,731 1000 No | 3,802 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,226 1000 No | 3,787 1000 No | 4,712 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,871 1000 No | 4,591 1000 No | 5,049 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 549.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 7,460 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Poland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Poland was 5,049 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,049 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,731 1000 No in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.