ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Poland
Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 46.23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Poland stood at 46.23 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Poland peaked at 46.23 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.16 %, in 2009.
That places Poland 55th 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 27.61 % | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 27.53 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.16 % | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 27.02 % | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.32 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.26 % | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 24.73 % | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 24.22 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.16 % | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 24.4 % | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 27.73 % | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 29.82 % | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 31.45 % | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 32.18 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.37 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.4 % | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 37.27 % | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 36.22 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.95 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.74 % | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 41.49 % | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 42.04 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 43.62 % | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 46.23 % | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.74 % | 23.16 % | 28.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.38 % | 24.4 % | 37.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.22 % | 37.74 % | 46.23 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 52 Slovenia 48.25 % compare
- 53 Belize 47.68 % compare
- 54 Italy 47.61 % compare
- 56 Luxembourg 46.05 % compare
- 57 Russian Federation 45.2 % compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 44.16 % compare
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 — labour force participation rate by in Poland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Poland was 46.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.23 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.16 % in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Poland ranks 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.