Duration of working life in Poland
Poland: Duration of working life was 35.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.9
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 46 countries
All-time high
35.9
in 2025
All-time low
30.2
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 35.9 for duration of working life in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Poland peaked at 35.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.2, in 2006.
Poland ranks 31st of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Duration of working life in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1 | — |
| 2001 | 31.4 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.7 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.5 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.3 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.6 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 31 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.8 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.6 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.3 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.5 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.2 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.8 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.3 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 35.9 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.66 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 | 31.6 | 33.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.88 | 33.5 | 35.9 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Poland
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 12.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 97.85 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.83 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - monthly data 487.83 (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - annual data 3,098 (2025)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Geothermal 41.59 Index (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Poland?
- Duration of working life in Poland was 35.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 in 2006.
- How does Poland rank for duration of working life?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life 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 Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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