Employees by occupation in Poland

Poland: Employees by occupation was 13,946 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13,946
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
13,946
in 2025
All-time low
9,913
in 2002
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Employees by occupation in Poland, 1997–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997201120251997: 10.8k1998: 11.1k1999: 10.9k2000: 10.5k2001: 10.3k2002: 9.9k2003: 10.0k2004: 10.0k2005: 10.5k2006: 11.0k2007: 11.7k2008: 12.2k2009: 12.2k2010: 11.9k2011: 12.0k2012: 12.1k2013: 12.2k2014: 12.5k2015: 12.7k2016: 12.8k2017: 13.1k2018: 13.1k2019: 13.5k2020: 13.5k2021: 13.8k2022: 13.8k2023: 13.8k2024: 13.9k2025: 13.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Poland recorded 13,946 for employees by occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by occupation in Poland peaked at 13,946 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,913, in 2002.

Poland ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Employees by occupation in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employees by occupation in Poland, 1997 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1997 10,778
1998 11,143 +3.4%
1999 10,927 -1.9%
2000 10,536 -3.6%
2001 10,261 -2.6%
2002 9,913 -3.4%
2003 9,968 +0.6%
2004 10,043 +0.8%
2005 10,473 +4.3%
2006 11,019 +5.2%
2007 11,655 +5.8%
2008 12,169 +4.4%
2009 12,249 +0.7%
2010 11,906 -2.8%
2011 11,993 +0.7%
2012 12,088 +0.8%
2013 12,157 +0.6%
2014 12,460 +2.5%
2015 12,656 +1.6%
2016 12,828 +1.4%
2017 13,056 +1.8%
2018 13,130 +0.6%
2019 13,543 +3.1%
2020 13,492 -0.4%
2021 13,794 +2.2%
2022 13,846 +0.4%
2023 13,839 -0.0%
2024 13,936 +0.7%
2025 13,946 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,949 10,778 11,143 3
2000s 10,829 9,913 12,249 10
2010s 12,582 11,906 13,543 10
2020s 13,809 13,492 13,946 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 3 France 25,384 compare
  2. 4 Spain 18,933 compare
  3. 5 Italy 18,928 compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 8,290 compare
  5. 8 Romania 6,687 compare
  6. 9 Sweden 4,766 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by occupation in Poland?
Employees by occupation in Poland was 13,946 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by occupation recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13,946 in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by occupation recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 9,913 in 2002.
How does Poland rank for employees by occupation?
Poland ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees by occupation rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
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