Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland

Poland: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
75th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1997–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland, 1997–2016

00.050.10.150.21997200620161997: 0.193 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.191 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.193 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.216 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.118 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.118 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.116 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.101 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.116 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.112 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.105 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.102 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.098 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.085 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Poland 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Poland, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -1.2%
1999 0.2% +1.4%
2000 0.2% +12.0%
2005 0.1% -45.5%
2006 0.1% +0.4%
2007 0.1% -1.5%
2008 0.1% -13.5%
2009 0.1% +15.0%
2010 0.1% -3.7%
2011 0.1% -6.2%
2012 0.1% -2.1%
2013 0.1% +0.1%
2014 0.1% -4.8%
2015 0.1% -8.7%
2016 0.1% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Poland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Poland ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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