Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Poland

Employment-to-population ratio in Poland in 2025 — 56.58%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.59 pp.

2025 56.58% −0.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 182
Period maximum 57.61%2023
Period minimum 44.01%2003

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Poland, 1991–2025404550556019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.99%1992: 52.72%1993: 51.73%1994: 50.89%1995: 50.65%1996: 50.73%1997: 50.94%1998: 51.11%1999: 49.23%2000: 47.2%2001: 45.87%2002: 44.19%2003: 44.01%2004: 44.32%2005: 45.16%2006: 46.72%2007: 48.85%2008: 50.72%2009: 50.76%2010: 50.78%2011: 51%2012: 51.07%2013: 50.89%2014: 51.95%2015: 52.81%2016: 53.79%2017: 54.76%2018: 55.33%2019: 55.59%2020: 55.59%2021: 56.78%2022: 57.29%2023: 57.61%2024: 57.01%2025: 56.58%
Change over the period: +3.59 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 56.58%
World 58.06%
Eastern Europe computed 58.22%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.58 −0.43 pp
2024 57.01 −0.6 pp
2023 57.61 +0.32 pp
2022 57.29 +0.51 pp
2021 56.78 +1.19 pp
2020 55.59 −0.01 pp
2019 55.59 +0.27 pp
2018 55.33 +0.57 pp
2017 54.76 +0.97 pp
2016 53.79 +0.98 pp
2015 52.81 +0.86 pp
2014 51.95 +1.06 pp
2013 50.89 −0.18 pp
2012 51.07 +0.07 pp
2011 51 +0.21 pp
2010 50.78 +0.02 pp
2009 50.76 +0.04 pp
2008 50.72 +1.87 pp
2007 48.85 +2.13 pp
2006 46.72 +1.56 pp
2005 45.16 +0.84 pp
2004 44.32 +0.3 pp
2003 44.01 −0.17 pp
2002 44.19 −1.68 pp
2001 45.87 −1.33 pp
2000 47.2 −2.03 pp
1999 49.23 −1.88 pp
1998 51.11 +0.16 pp
1997 50.94 +0.22 pp
1996 50.73 +0.07 pp
1995 50.65 −0.24 pp
1994 50.89 −0.84 pp
1993 51.73 −0.99 pp
1992 52.72 −0.27 pp
1991 52.99

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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