Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland

Poland: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2009
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2001–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.812001201020192001: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.914 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.921 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.924 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.919 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.926 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.911 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.905 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.914 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.907 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.92 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.912 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.914 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.901 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.

That places Poland 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Poland, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
2001 0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.1%
2003 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.9% +0.1%
2005 0.9% +0.8%
2006 0.9% +0.3%
2007 0.9% -0.5%
2008 0.9% -0.7%
2009 0.9% +1.4%
2010 0.9% -1.6%
2011 0.9% -0.7%
2012 0.9% +1.1%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% +1.5%
2015 0.9% -0.9%
2016 0.9% +0.1%
2019 0.9% -1.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 22 Sweden 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Belgium 0.9%
  3. 24 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  4. 26 Ireland 0.9% compare
  5. 27 Finland 0.9% compare
  6. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Poland was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Poland rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Poland ranks 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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