Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Poland

Labor force participation rate in Poland in 2025 — 58.31%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.83 pp.

2025 58.31% −0.34 pp vs 2024
World rank 115of 182
Period maximum 61.34%1991
Period minimum 54.01%2007

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Poland, 1990–2025545658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 61.14%1991: 61.34%1992: 61.05%1993: 60.42%1994: 59.75%1995: 58.69%1996: 58.09%1997: 57.22%1998: 56.74%1999: 56.13%2000: 55.49%2001: 56.24%2002: 55.38%2003: 54.95%2004: 54.59%2005: 54.8%2006: 54.19%2007: 54.01%2008: 54.58%2009: 55.25%2010: 56.16%2011: 56.4%2012: 56.77%2013: 56.73%2014: 57.07%2015: 57.08%2016: 57.31%2017: 57.56%2018: 57.53%2019: 57.47%2020: 57.4%2021: 58.7%2022: 58.95%2023: 59.23%2024: 58.66%2025: 58.31%
Change over the period: −2.83 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 58.31%
World 60.98%
Eastern Europe computed 59.89%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.31 −0.34 pp
2024 58.66 −0.57 pp
2023 59.23 +0.28 pp
2022 58.95 +0.25 pp
2021 58.7 +1.3 pp
2020 57.4 −0.07 pp
2019 57.47 −0.06 pp
2018 57.53 −0.03 pp
2017 57.56 +0.25 pp
2016 57.31 +0.23 pp
2015 57.08 +0 pp
2014 57.07 +0.34 pp
2013 56.73 −0.04 pp
2012 56.77 +0.37 pp
2011 56.4 +0.24 pp
2010 56.16 +0.91 pp
2009 55.25 +0.67 pp
2008 54.58 +0.57 pp
2007 54.01 −0.19 pp
2006 54.19 −0.6 pp
2005 54.8 +0.2 pp
2004 54.59 −0.35 pp
2003 54.95 −0.43 pp
2002 55.38 −0.86 pp
2001 56.24 +0.75 pp
2000 55.49 −0.64 pp
1999 56.13 −0.62 pp
1998 56.74 −0.47 pp
1997 57.22 −0.88 pp
1996 58.09 −0.6 pp
1995 58.69 −1.06 pp
1994 59.75 −0.67 pp
1993 60.42 −0.62 pp
1992 61.05 −0.3 pp
1991 61.34 +0.2 pp
1990 61.14

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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