Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland

Poland: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
47th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.903 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.923 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.907 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.874 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.861 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.844 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.843 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.855 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.786 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.82 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.858 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.904 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.922 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.905 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.896 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.887 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.879 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.886 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.906 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.918 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.933 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.

Poland ranks 47th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +2.2%
1999 0.9% -1.8%
2000 0.9% -3.6%
2001 0.9% -1.4%
2002 0.8% -2.0%
2003 0.8% -0.1%
2004 0.9% +1.4%
2005 0.8% -8.1%
2006 0.8% +4.3%
2007 0.9% +4.6%
2008 0.9% +5.4%
2009 0.9% +1.9%
2010 0.9% -1.8%
2011 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% -1.0%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% +2.2%
2016 0.9% +1.3%
2019 0.9% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

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  3. 46 Bolivia 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Denmark 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Poland ranks 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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