Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland
Poland: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 26.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Poland recorded 26.9% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland peaked at 28.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2022.
That places Poland 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.5% | — |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.3% | 26.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Poland was 26.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Poland ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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