Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland

Poland: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban was 10.04 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.04 million
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
24th
of 99 countries
All-time high
11.25 million
in 2014
All-time low
97,704
in 1999
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, 1998–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1998200820191998: 98.4k1999: 97.7k2000: 9.7M2001: 9.8M2002: 9.8M2003: 9.8M2004: 9.8M2005: 8.5M2006: 8.8M2007: 8.4M2008: 8.4M2009: 9.9M2010: 10.2M2011: 10.4M2012: 11.1M2013: 11.1M2014: 11.3M2015: 10.7M2016: 11.1M2019: 10.0M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland stood at 10.04 million.

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland peaked at 11.25 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97,704, in 1999.

That places Poland 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 98,441 —
1999 97,704 -0.7%
2000 9.67 million +9798.0%
2001 9.75 million +0.8%
2002 9.76 million +0.0%
2003 9.84 million +0.8%
2004 9.85 million +0.1%
2005 8.51 million -13.6%
2006 8.78 million +3.2%
2007 8.44 million -3.9%
2008 8.41 million -0.3%
2009 9.93 million +18.1%
2010 10.23 million +3.0%
2011 10.38 million +1.4%
2012 11.13 million +7.3%
2013 11.06 million -0.7%
2014 11.25 million +1.8%
2015 10.75 million -4.5%
2016 11.10 million +3.3%
2019 10.04 million -9.5%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 10.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.73 million, 5.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 10.04 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.32 million, 7.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +9798.0% 97,704 9.67 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98,072 97,704 98,441 2
2000s 9.29 million 8.41 million 9.93 million 10
2010s 10.74 million 10.04 million 11.25 million 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 21 Peru 13.09 million compare
  2. 22 Argentina 13.08 million compare
  3. 23 Egypt 12.03 million compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 8.65 million compare
  5. 26 Morocco 7.20 million compare
  6. 27 Chile 7.15 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in Poland was 10.04 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 11.25 million in 2014.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 97,704 in 1999.
How does Poland rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban?
Poland ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,377 data points, 1970–2021
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