Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Poland

Vulnerable employment in Poland in 2025 — 14.98%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.68 pp.

2025 14.98% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 29.86%1993
Period minimum 14.98%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Poland, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 26.66%1992: 29.14%1993: 29.86%1994: 29.78%1995: 28.6%1996: 28.41%1997: 28.32%1998: 28.1%1999: 28.07%2000: 28.72%2001: 29.44%2002: 29.45%2003: 28.54%2004: 27.95%2005: 26.93%2006: 25.63%2007: 24.62%2008: 24.01%2009: 23.71%2010: 23.82%2011: 23.6%2012: 23.06%2013: 22.42%2014: 21.84%2015: 21.63%2016: 21.04%2017: 20.65%2018: 20.4%2019: 20.04%2020: 20.59%2021: 19.06%2022: 17.8%2023: 16.56%2024: 15.1%2025: 14.98%
Change over the period: −11.68 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 14.98%
World 42.38%
Eastern Europe computed 8.36%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.98 −0.12 pp
2024 15.1 −1.46 pp
2023 16.56 −1.24 pp
2022 17.8 −1.26 pp
2021 19.06 −1.53 pp
2020 20.59 +0.55 pp
2019 20.04 −0.36 pp
2018 20.4 −0.24 pp
2017 20.65 −0.39 pp
2016 21.04 −0.59 pp
2015 21.63 −0.21 pp
2014 21.84 −0.58 pp
2013 22.42 −0.63 pp
2012 23.06 −0.55 pp
2011 23.6 −0.22 pp
2010 23.82 +0.12 pp
2009 23.71 −0.3 pp
2008 24.01 −0.61 pp
2007 24.62 −1.01 pp
2006 25.63 −1.3 pp
2005 26.93 −1.02 pp
2004 27.95 −0.59 pp
2003 28.54 −0.91 pp
2002 29.45 +0.01 pp
2001 29.44 +0.72 pp
2000 28.72 +0.66 pp
1999 28.07 −0.03 pp
1998 28.1 −0.22 pp
1997 28.32 −0.1 pp
1996 28.41 −0.18 pp
1995 28.6 −1.19 pp
1994 29.78 −0.08 pp
1993 29.86 +0.72 pp
1992 29.14 +2.48 pp
1991 26.66

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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