Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Poland

Employment in industry in Poland in 2025 — 30%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2025 30% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 21of 182
Period maximum 32.6%1991
Period minimum 28.8%2004

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Poland, 1991–202528293031323319911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 32.6%1992: 32.2%1993: 32%1994: 31.8%1995: 31.8%1996: 31.5%1997: 31.8%1998: 31.5%1999: 31.1%2000: 30.7%2001: 30.1%2002: 29.5%2003: 29.2%2004: 28.8%2005: 29.2%2006: 29.9%2007: 30.7%2008: 31.8%2009: 31%2010: 30.2%2011: 30.6%2012: 30.4%2013: 30.5%2014: 30.5%2015: 30.5%2016: 31.4%2017: 31.7%2018: 31.8%2019: 32.1%2020: 31.7%2021: 30.7%2022: 30.6%2023: 29.5%2024: 30.2%2025: 30%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 30%
World 23.7%
Eastern Europe computed 27.8%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30 −0.2 pp
2024 30.2 +0.7 pp
2023 29.5 −1.1 pp
2022 30.6 −0.1 pp
2021 30.7 −1 pp
2020 31.7 −0.5 pp
2019 32.1 +0.3 pp
2018 31.8 +0.1 pp
2017 31.7 +0.2 pp
2016 31.4 +0.9 pp
2015 30.5 +0 pp
2014 30.5 +0 pp
2013 30.5 +0.1 pp
2012 30.4 −0.3 pp
2011 30.6 +0.4 pp
2010 30.2 −0.8 pp
2009 31 −0.8 pp
2008 31.8 +1.2 pp
2007 30.7 +0.8 pp
2006 29.9 +0.7 pp
2005 29.2 +0.4 pp
2004 28.8 −0.4 pp
2003 29.2 −0.4 pp
2002 29.5 −0.5 pp
2001 30.1 −0.6 pp
2000 30.7 −0.4 pp
1999 31.1 −0.4 pp
1998 31.5 −0.3 pp
1997 31.8 +0.3 pp
1996 31.5 −0.3 pp
1995 31.8 +0 pp
1994 31.8 −0.2 pp
1993 32 −0.2 pp
1992 32.2 −0.4 pp
1991 32.6

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.