Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland

Poland: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 2005
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.811998200820191998: 0.916 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.898 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.864 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.849 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.827 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.829 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.845 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.805 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.838 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.877 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.918 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.933 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.919 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.911 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.888 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.886 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.893 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.913 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.923 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.939 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

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

Poland ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Poland, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% -2.0%
2000 0.9% -3.8%
2001 0.8% -1.7%
2002 0.8% -2.7%
2003 0.8% +0.3%
2004 0.8% +2.0%
2005 0.8% -4.7%
2006 0.8% +4.1%
2007 0.9% +4.7%
2008 0.9% +4.6%
2009 0.9% +1.7%
2010 0.9% -1.5%
2011 0.9% -0.8%
2012 0.9% -2.5%
2013 0.9% -0.3%
2014 0.9% +0.7%
2015 0.9% +2.3%
2016 0.9% +1.1%
2019 0.9% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Poland ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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