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Labor force — Poland

Labor force in Poland in 2025 — 18,174,157 people. Ranked 37 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4%.

2025 18.17M people −0.52% vs 2024
World rank 37of 182
Period maximum 18.53M people2017
Period minimum 17.1M people2000

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Poland, 1990–202517M17.5M18M18.5M19M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 17,481,761 people1991: 17,681,067 people1992: 17,735,672 people1993: 17,696,732 people1994: 17,644,559 people1995: 17,478,907 people1996: 17,446,425 people1997: 17,333,653 people1998: 17,356,075 people1999: 17,324,365 people2000: 17,100,972 people2001: 17,478,771 people2002: 17,337,681 people2003: 17,315,310 people2004: 17,306,665 people2005: 17,466,080 people2006: 17,355,521 people2007: 17,361,678 people2008: 17,601,086 people2009: 17,886,033 people2010: 18,144,753 people2011: 18,210,344 people2012: 18,334,357 people2013: 18,319,899 people2014: 18,420,604 people2015: 18,407,499 people2016: 18,466,235 people2017: 18,534,927 people2018: 18,503,688 people2019: 18,454,120 people2020: 18,197,725 people2021: 18,351,011 people2022: 18,378,935 people2023: 18,449,404 people2024: 18,269,205 people2025: 18,174,157 people
Change over the period: +692,396 (+3.96%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 18.17M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 18.17M −95,048 −0.52%
2024 18.27M −180,199 −0.98%
2023 18.45M +70,469 +0.38%
2022 18.38M +27,924 +0.15%
2021 18.35M +153,286 +0.84%
2020 18.2M −256,395 −1.39%
2019 18.45M −49,568 −0.27%
2018 18.5M −31,239 −0.17%
2017 18.53M +68,692 +0.37%
2016 18.47M +58,736 +0.32%
2015 18.41M −13,105 −0.07%
2014 18.42M +100,705 +0.55%
2013 18.32M −14,458 −0.08%
2012 18.33M +124,013 +0.68%
2011 18.21M +65,591 +0.36%
2010 18.14M +258,720 +1.45%
2009 17.89M +284,947 +1.62%
2008 17.6M +239,408 +1.38%
2007 17.36M +6,157 +0.04%
2006 17.36M −110,559 −0.63%
2005 17.47M +159,415 +0.92%
2004 17.31M −8,645 −0.05%
2003 17.32M −22,371 −0.13%
2002 17.34M −141,090 −0.81%
2001 17.48M +377,799 +2.21%
2000 17.1M −223,393 −1.29%
1999 17.32M −31,710 −0.18%
1998 17.36M +22,422 +0.13%
1997 17.33M −112,772 −0.65%
1996 17.45M −32,482 −0.19%
1995 17.48M −165,652 −0.94%
1994 17.64M −52,173 −0.29%
1993 17.7M −38,940 −0.22%
1992 17.74M +54,605 +0.31%
1991 17.68M +199,306 +1.14%
1990 17.48M — —

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

RU Russia 72.77M PL Poland 18.17M RO Romania 8.24M CZ Czechia 5.58M HU Hungary 4.94M BY Belarus 4.8M BG Bulgaria 3.09M SK Slovakia 2.76M MD Moldova 1.37M
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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