Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland

Poland: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 116.7%
World rank
51st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland, 1997–2019

0.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.198 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.179 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.228 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.288 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.323 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.366 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.373 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.357 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.387 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.311 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.239 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.143 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.14 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.184 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.184 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.2 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.226 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.183 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.124 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.092 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.2 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland stood at 0.2%.

The figure is up 116.7% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Poland 51st out of 108 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.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -9.3%
1999 0.2% +27.3%
2000 0.3% +26.1%
2001 0.3% +12.1%
2002 0.4% +13.3%
2003 0.4% +1.9%
2004 0.4% -4.2%
2005 0.4% +8.5%
2006 0.3% -19.7%
2007 0.2% -23.0%
2008 0.1% -40.3%
2009 0.1% -2.1%
2010 0.2% +31.4%
2011 0.2% +0.1%
2012 0.2% +8.5%
2013 0.2% +13.2%
2014 0.2% -19.0%
2015 0.1% -32.4%
2016 0.1% -25.5%
2019 0.2% +116.7%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 48 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare
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  3. 50 Argentina 0.2% compare
  4. 52 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 53 Colombia 0.2% compare
  6. 54 Czechia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Poland was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Poland rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Poland ranks 51st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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