ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Poland

Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 89.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.84 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
34th
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.63 %
in 2023
All-time low
74.2 %
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Poland, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 78.6 %2001: 76.5 %2002: 74.7 %2003: 74.2 %2004: 75.6 %2005: 77.8 %2006: 79.9 %2007: 81.5 %2008: 84.1 %2009: 84.4 %2010: 83.2 %2011: 83.2 %2012: 82.8 %2013: 82.8 %2014: 83.5 %2015: 84.8 %2016: 85.6 %2017: 86.5 %2018: 87.3 %2019: 89.1 %2020: 89.8 %2021: 89.9 %2022: 89.8 %2023: 90.6 %2024: 89.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Poland recorded 89.84 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Poland peaked at 90.63 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.2 %, in 2003.

That places Poland 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Poland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Poland, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 78.63 %
2001 76.51 % -2.7%
2002 74.73 % -2.3%
2003 74.2 % -0.7%
2004 75.63 % +1.9%
2005 77.81 % +2.9%
2006 79.94 % +2.7%
2007 81.45 % +1.9%
2008 84.08 % +3.2%
2009 84.42 % +0.4%
2010 83.21 % -1.4%
2011 83.16 % -0.1%
2012 82.79 % -0.4%
2013 82.81 % +0.0%
2014 83.49 % +0.8%
2015 84.85 % +1.6%
2016 85.64 % +0.9%
2017 86.46 % +1.0%
2018 87.26 % +0.9%
2019 89.07 % +2.1%
2020 89.78 % +0.8%
2021 89.87 % +0.1%
2022 89.75 % -0.1%
2023 90.63 % +1.0%
2024 89.84 % -0.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 89.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 89.84 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.74 % 74.2 % 84.42 % 10
2010s 84.87 % 82.79 % 89.07 % 10
2020s 89.97 % 89.75 % 90.63 % 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 31 Ireland 90.41 % compare
  2. 32 New Zealand 90.33 % compare
  3. 33 Costa Rica 90.11 % compare
  4. 35 Georgia 89.26 % compare
  5. 36 Belgium 89.13 % compare
  6. 37 Sweden 89.05 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Poland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Poland was 89.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 90.63 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 74.2 % in 2003.
How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Poland ranks 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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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.