Annual working hours per person employed in Poland
Poland: Annual working hours per person employed was 2,050 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Poland, 1993–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per person employed in Poland is 2,050 Hours, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Poland peaked at 2,174 Hours in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2,035 Hours, in 2013.
Poland ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,141 Hours | 2,062 Hours | 2,174 Hours | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,077 Hours | 2,054 Hours | 2,085 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,044 Hours | 2,035 Hours | 2,050 Hours | 7 |
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More work & labour data for Poland
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Poland?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Poland was 2,050 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,174 Hours in 1994.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,035 Hours in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.