ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Poland
Poland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 5.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
Poland recorded 5.4 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Poland peaked at 12.11 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4 %, in 2015.
That places Poland 68th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.61 % | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.56 % | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 9.98 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 9.71 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.08 % | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 7.54 % | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 7.32 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.82 % | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 6.37 % | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.74 % | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 5.81 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.17 % | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 4.72 % | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 4.28 % | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 4 % | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 4.14 % | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.83 % | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 4.51 % | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.28 % | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.58 % | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 5.57 % | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 5.61 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.24 % | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 5.4 % | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.11 % | 6.37 % | 12.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 % | 4 % | 5.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 % | 4.58 % | 5.61 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,084 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6727 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,607 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (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 5.4 % 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 12.11 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 % in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Poland ranks 68th out of 78 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 26.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.