Duration of working life in Poland

Poland: Duration of working life was 35.9 Year in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
35.9 Year
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
35.9 Year
in 2025
All-time low
30.2 Year
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Duration of working life in Poland, 2000–2025

0102030402000201220252000: 31.1 Year2001: 31.4 Year2002: 30.7 Year2003: 30.5 Year2004: 30.3 Year2005: 30.6 Year2006: 30.2 Year2007: 30.2 Year2008: 30.6 Year2009: 31 Year2010: 31.6 Year2011: 31.8 Year2012: 32.1 Year2013: 32.2 Year2014: 32.6 Year2015: 32.6 Year2016: 33 Year2017: 33.3 Year2018: 33.5 Year2019: 33.6 Year2020: 33.5 Year2021: 34.2 Year2022: 34.8 Year2023: 35.3 Year2024: 35.6 Year2025: 35.9 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

In 2025, duration of working life in Poland stood at 35.9 Year. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 Year in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.2 Year, in 2006.

Poland ranks 24th of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.66 Year 30.2 Year 31.4 Year 10
2010s 32.63 Year 31.6 Year 33.6 Year 10
2020s 34.88 Year 33.5 Year 35.9 Year 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 21 Slovenia 37.2 Year compare
  2. 22 Spain 36.8 Year compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 36.1 Year compare
  4. 25 Belgium 35.7 Year compare
  5. 26 Luxembourg 35.6 Year compare
  6. 27 Serbia 35.5 Year compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More reference data data for Poland

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is duration of working life in Poland?
Duration of working life in Poland was 35.9 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 35.9 Year in 2025.
What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2 Year in 2006.
How does Poland rank for duration of working life?
Poland ranks 24th out of 35 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
Duration of working life
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 900 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed