Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Poland

Youth unemployment in Poland in 2025 — 10.7%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 16.83 pp.

2025 10.7% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 79of 182
Period maximum 43.32%2002
Period minimum 9.84%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Poland, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.52%1992: 27.5%1993: 29.74%1994: 32.03%1995: 30.7%1996: 28.08%1997: 22.38%1998: 20.9%1999: 28.76%2000: 32.91%2001: 40.39%2002: 43.32%2003: 42.66%2004: 39.98%2005: 36.95%2006: 29.54%2007: 21.39%2008: 17.1%2009: 20.47%2010: 23.58%2011: 25.52%2012: 26.32%2013: 27.17%2014: 23.73%2015: 20.69%2016: 17.59%2017: 14.76%2018: 11.69%2019: 9.84%2020: 10.84%2021: 11.82%2022: 10.56%2023: 11.18%2024: 10.66%2025: 10.7%
Change over the period: −16.83 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 10.7%
World 13.41%
Eastern Europe computed 9.89%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.7 +0.04 pp
2024 10.66 −0.51 pp
2023 11.18 +0.62 pp
2022 10.56 −1.26 pp
2021 11.82 +0.98 pp
2020 10.84 +1 pp
2019 9.84 −1.85 pp
2018 11.69 −3.08 pp
2017 14.76 −2.83 pp
2016 17.59 −3.09 pp
2015 20.69 −3.05 pp
2014 23.73 −3.44 pp
2013 27.17 +0.85 pp
2012 26.32 +0.8 pp
2011 25.52 +1.95 pp
2010 23.58 +3.11 pp
2009 20.47 +3.37 pp
2008 17.1 −4.29 pp
2007 21.39 −8.15 pp
2006 29.54 −7.41 pp
2005 36.95 −3.04 pp
2004 39.98 −2.68 pp
2003 42.66 −0.66 pp
2002 43.32 +2.94 pp
2001 40.39 +7.48 pp
2000 32.91 +4.16 pp
1999 28.76 +7.86 pp
1998 20.9 −1.48 pp
1997 22.38 −5.7 pp
1996 28.08 −2.61 pp
1995 30.7 −1.33 pp
1994 32.03 +2.29 pp
1993 29.74 +2.24 pp
1992 27.5 −0.03 pp
1991 27.52

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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