Annual working hours per worker in Poland
Poland: Annual working hours per worker was 1,807 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Poland, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1,807 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Poland peaked at 1,875 hours per worker in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,779 hours per worker, in 2020.
Poland ranks 83rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,862 hours per worker | 1,858 hours per worker | 1,875 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,854 hours per worker | 1,834 hours per worker | 1,861 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,787 hours per worker | 1,831 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,779 hours per worker | 1,828 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,830 hours per worker compare
- 81 Venezuela 1,829 hours per worker compare
- 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
- 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
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 worker in Poland?
- Annual working hours per worker in Poland was 1,807 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,875 hours per worker in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,779 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Poland ranks 83rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.