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

Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 84.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.6 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
85.39 %
in 2023
All-time low
68.65 %
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060802000201220242000: 71.7 %2001: 70.6 %2002: 69 %2003: 68.7 %2004: 69.3 %2005: 70.8 %2006: 73.1 %2007: 75.1 %2008: 77.4 %2009: 77.8 %2010: 77.1 %2011: 76.8 %2012: 76.5 %2013: 75.9 %2014: 76.8 %2015: 78.1 %2016: 78.8 %2017: 79.5 %2018: 80.2 %2019: 80.9 %2020: 81.3 %2021: 82.6 %2022: 83.9 %2023: 85.4 %2024: 84.6 %

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 84.6 % 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 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Poland peaked at 85.39 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.65 %, in 2003.

That places Poland 24th 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 — Value in Poland, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 71.73 %
2001 70.62 % -1.5%
2002 68.96 % -2.4%
2003 68.65 % -0.4%
2004 69.27 % +0.9%
2005 70.8 % +2.2%
2006 73.06 % +3.2%
2007 75.09 % +2.8%
2008 77.42 % +3.1%
2009 77.76 % +0.4%
2010 77.13 % -0.8%
2011 76.82 % -0.4%
2012 76.53 % -0.4%
2013 75.94 % -0.8%
2014 76.84 % +1.2%
2015 78.12 % +1.7%
2016 78.75 % +0.8%
2017 79.52 % +1.0%
2018 80.21 % +0.9%
2019 80.89 % +0.8%
2020 81.35 % +0.6%
2021 82.62 % +1.6%
2022 83.91 % +1.6%
2023 85.39 % +1.8%
2024 84.6 % -0.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 84.6 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.48 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 84.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.84 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.34 % 68.65 % 77.76 % 10
2010s 78.08 % 75.94 % 80.89 % 10
2020s 83.57 % 81.35 % 85.39 % 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 21 Finland 85.44 % compare
  2. 22 Portugal 84.77 % compare
  3. 23 Ireland 84.64 % compare
  4. 25 Hungary 84.48 % compare
  5. 26 Russian Federation 84.21 % compare
  6. 27 Denmark 84.16 % 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 84.6 % 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 85.39 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.65 % in 2003.
How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Poland ranks 24th 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 10.1%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.