Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland

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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
67th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

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

0.050.10.150.21998200820191998: 0.084 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.102 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.136 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.151 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.173 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.171 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.155 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.195 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.162 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.123 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.082 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.067 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.081 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.089 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.112 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.114 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.107 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.087 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.077 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.061 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

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

That places Poland 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment 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 0.1%
1999 0.1% +21.3%
2000 0.1% +33.2%
2001 0.2% +11.1%
2002 0.2% +15.2%
2003 0.2% -1.4%
2004 0.2% -9.5%
2005 0.2% +25.9%
2006 0.2% -16.9%
2007 0.1% -24.3%
2008 0.1% -33.0%
2009 0.1% -19.0%
2010 0.1% +21.5%
2011 0.1% +9.5%
2012 0.1% +26.0%
2013 0.1% +2.0%
2014 0.1% -5.8%
2015 0.1% -19.0%
2016 0.1% -11.8%
2019 0.1% -20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Poland was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Poland ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment 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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