Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland
Poland: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland peaked at 5.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Poland was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Poland ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.