Unemployment rate,Percent in Poland
Poland: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.4%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
34th
of 71 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2003
All-time low
3.4%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Poland is 5.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Poland peaked at 19.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
Poland ranks 34th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 3.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 5.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 31 Luxembourg 6.0% compare
- 32 Brazil 5.9% compare
- 33 Philippines 5.7% compare
- 35 New Zealand 5.3% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 5.1% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 5.1% compare
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Poland?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Poland was 5.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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