Poland vs South Africa: Employees

Poland
13,922
in 2025
South Africa
14,166
in 2024
Poland rank
23rd
South Africa rank
22nd

Employees over time

  • Poland
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k200020122025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14,166 against 13,922 in Poland, a difference of 244.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 114 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 10,813 9,319 1,494 Poland
2010s 12,515 13,083 567.94 South Africa
2020s 13,424 13,261 163.78 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employees, Poland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 14,166 against 13,922 in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in employees between Poland and South Africa?
244, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Poland and South Africa rank globally for employees?
Poland ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.