Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland

Poland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
42nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.633 % of rural population1999: 0.638 % of rural population2000: 0.653 % of rural population2001: 0.656 % of rural population2002: 0.659 % of rural population2003: 0.664 % of rural population2004: 0.664 % of rural population2005: 0.693 % of rural population2006: 0.698 % of rural population2007: 0.706 % of rural population2008: 0.71 % of rural population2009: 0.715 % of rural population2010: 0.713 % of rural population2011: 0.706 % of rural population2012: 0.71 % of rural population2013: 0.708 % of rural population2014: 0.706 % of rural population2015: 0.697 % of rural population2016: 0.689 % of rural population2019: 0.634 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

Poland ranks 42nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Poland, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of rural population Change
1998 0.6%
1999 0.6% +0.8%
2000 0.7% +2.3%
2001 0.7% +0.4%
2002 0.7% +0.4%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.7% -0.0%
2005 0.7% +4.3%
2006 0.7% +0.7%
2007 0.7% +1.2%
2008 0.7% +0.6%
2009 0.7% +0.8%
2010 0.7% -0.3%
2011 0.7% -1.0%
2012 0.7% +0.6%
2013 0.7% -0.4%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -1.2%
2016 0.7% -1.3%
2019 0.6% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Poland was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Poland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Poland ranks 42nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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