ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Poland
Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 616.13 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 616.13 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Poland peaked at 1,214 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 48.97 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Poland 20th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 48.97 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,214 1000 No | +2379.6% |
| 2002 | 1,153 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1,087 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1,073 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,042 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 988.71 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 985.94 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 989.88 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 958.75 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 901.55 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 884 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 854.61 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 804.74 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 784.72 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 804.42 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 744.8 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 709.81 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 699.87 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 669.49 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 671.49 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 691.31 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 703.88 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 694.51 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 616.13 1000 No | -11.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 616.13 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.6 1000 No, 12.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 616.13 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.22 1000 No, 12.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2379.6% | 48.97 1000 No | 1,214 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 954.15 1000 No | 48.97 1000 No | 1,214 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 785.8 1000 No | 669.49 1000 No | 901.55 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.46 1000 No | 616.13 1000 No | 703.88 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 616.13 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 1,214 1000 No in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.97 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Poland ranks 20th 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 down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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.