Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Poland

Male unemployment in Poland in 2025 — 2.83%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.55 pp.

2025 2.83% +0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 19.33%2002
Period minimum 2.64%2024

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Poland, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.38%1992: 12.4%1993: 12.96%1994: 13.44%1995: 12.47%1996: 11.29%1997: 9.27%1998: 8.36%1999: 11.55%2000: 13.45%2001: 17.02%2002: 19.33%2003: 19.14%2004: 17.99%2005: 16.39%2006: 12.95%2007: 8.99%2008: 6.43%2009: 7.78%2010: 9.34%2011: 9.03%2012: 9.43%2013: 9.71%2014: 8.52%2015: 7.34%2016: 6.11%2017: 4.87%2018: 3.85%2019: 3.02%2020: 3.06%2021: 3.26%2022: 2.78%2023: 2.7%2024: 2.64%2025: 2.83%
Change over the period: −9.55 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 2.83%
World 4.69%
Eastern Europe computed 2.77%
High-income countries computed 4.31%
Male unemployment — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.83 +0.18 pp
2024 2.64 −0.06 pp
2023 2.7 −0.07 pp
2022 2.78 −0.48 pp
2021 3.26 +0.2 pp
2020 3.06 +0.04 pp
2019 3.02 −0.83 pp
2018 3.85 −1.03 pp
2017 4.87 −1.24 pp
2016 6.11 −1.22 pp
2015 7.34 −1.18 pp
2014 8.52 −1.19 pp
2013 9.71 +0.28 pp
2012 9.43 +0.4 pp
2011 9.03 −0.31 pp
2010 9.34 +1.55 pp
2009 7.78 +1.35 pp
2008 6.43 −2.56 pp
2007 8.99 −3.96 pp
2006 12.95 −3.44 pp
2005 16.39 −1.6 pp
2004 17.99 −1.16 pp
2003 19.14 −0.19 pp
2002 19.33 +2.31 pp
2001 17.02 +3.57 pp
2000 13.45 +1.9 pp
1999 11.55 +3.19 pp
1998 8.36 −0.91 pp
1997 9.27 −2.02 pp
1996 11.29 −1.18 pp
1995 12.47 −0.97 pp
1994 13.44 +0.48 pp
1993 12.96 +0.56 pp
1992 12.4 +0.02 pp
1991 12.38

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

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