Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland

Poland: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
65th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1997–2019

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

0.050.10.150.21997200820191997: 0.097 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.077 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.093 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.126 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.139 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.156 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.157 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.145 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.214 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.18 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.142 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.096 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.078 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.095 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.104 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.113 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.121 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.114 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.094 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.082 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.067 % of total labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Poland 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Unemployment 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 0.1%
1998 0.1% -20.7%
1999 0.1% +21.8%
2000 0.1% +35.2%
2001 0.1% +9.9%
2002 0.2% +12.5%
2003 0.2% +0.5%
2004 0.1% -7.5%
2005 0.2% +47.6%
2006 0.2% -15.8%
2007 0.1% -21.1%
2008 0.1% -32.7%
2009 0.1% -18.2%
2010 0.1% +21.5%
2011 0.1% +9.7%
2012 0.1% +8.3%
2013 0.1% +6.7%
2014 0.1% -5.9%
2015 0.1% -17.4%
2016 0.1% -12.4%
2019 0.1% -18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

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  3. 64 Denmark 0.1% compare
  4. 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  5. 67 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  6. 68 Paraguay 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Poland was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Poland ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Unemployment 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
Unemployment 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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