Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland

Poland: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
135th
of 187 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 1993
All-time low
0.6%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland, 1991–2025

02461991200820251991: 5.91992: 6.31993: 6.51994: 5.81995: 5.81996: 5.91997: 5.21998: 4.41999: 3.72000: 3.52001: 3.42002: 3.22003: 3.12004: 32005: 2.82006: 2.72007: 2.62008: 2.42009: 2.32010: 2.22011: 22012: 1.92013: 1.82014: 1.62015: 1.52016: 1.32017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 0.9382020: 0.9212021: 0.9882022: 0.92023: 0.822024: 0.6852025: 0.622

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland peaked at 6.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.

Poland ranks 135th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Poland, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 5.9%
1992 6.3% +7.1%
1993 6.5% +2.7%
1994 5.8% -11.0%
1995 5.8% -0.3%
1996 5.9% +2.7%
1997 5.2% -12.9%
1998 4.4% -14.6%
1999 3.7% -15.8%
2000 3.5% -4.9%
2001 3.4% -4.5%
2002 3.2% -4.0%
2003 3.1% -4.0%
2004 3.0% -4.1%
2005 2.8% -4.5%
2006 2.7% -4.3%
2007 2.6% -5.2%
2008 2.4% -5.6%
2009 2.3% -5.5%
2010 2.2% -6.0%
2011 2.0% -6.5%
2012 1.9% -6.6%
2013 1.8% -7.3%
2014 1.6% -7.9%
2015 1.5% -8.3%
2016 1.3% -9.2%
2017 1.2% -10.3%
2018 1.1% -11.4%
2019 0.9% -12.2%
2020 0.9% -1.8%
2021 1.0% +7.2%
2022 0.9% -8.9%
2023 0.8% -8.9%
2024 0.7% -16.5%
2025 0.6% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.5% 3.7% 6.5% 9
2000s 2.9% 2.3% 3.5% 10
2010s 1.5% 0.9% 2.2% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland?
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Poland was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1993.
What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
How does Poland rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
Poland ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.