Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland

Poland: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values was 2.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.8
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
63rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
2.8
in 2016
All-time low
1.45
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland, 2005–2016

01232005201020162005: 1.52006: 1.72007: 1.82008: 2.22009: 2.62010: 2.32011: 2.52012: 2.62013: 2.62014: 2.72015: 2.82016: 2.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland stood at 2.8. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland peaked at 2.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2005.

Poland ranks 63rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 1.45 —
2006 1.71 +17.9%
2007 1.82 +6.0%
2008 2.17 +19.7%
2009 2.62 +20.7%
2010 2.26 -13.9%
2011 2.51 +11.0%
2012 2.56 +2.1%
2013 2.58 +0.7%
2014 2.66 +3.2%
2015 2.75 +3.4%
2016 2.8 +1.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 2.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.25, 27% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 2.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.52, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.96 1.45 2.62 5
2010s 2.59 2.26 2.8 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 60 Latvia 3.18 compare
  2. 61 Croatia 3.17 compare
  3. 62 Lithuania 2.85 compare
  4. 64 Ecuador 2.47 compare
  5. 65 Hungary 2.05 compare
  6. 66 Jordan 1.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland?
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Poland was 2.8 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2016.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2005.
How does Poland rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values?
Poland ranks 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 953 data points, 1970–2021
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