Employees in Poland

Poland: Employees was 13,922 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13,922
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 114 countries
All-time high
13,955
in 2024
All-time low
9,904
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employees in Poland, 2000–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201220252000: 10.5k2001: 10.2k2002: 9.9k2003: 9.9k2004: 10.1k2005: 10.5k2006: 11.0k2007: 11.6k2008: 12.1k2009: 12.2k2010: 11.9k2011: 12.0k2012: 12.1k2013: 12.1k2014: 12.4k2015: 12.6k2016: 12.8k2017: 13.0k2018: 13.1k2019: 13.1k2020: 12.8k2021: 13.4k2022: 13.4k2023: 13.6k2024: 14.0k2025: 13.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, employees in Poland stood at 13,922.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees in Poland peaked at 13,955 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,904, in 2002.

That places Poland 23rd out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Employees in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employees in Poland, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 10,546
2001 10,226 -3.0%
2002 9,904 -3.1%
2003 9,904 +0.0%
2004 10,107 +2.0%
2005 10,480 +3.7%
2006 11,001 +5.0%
2007 11,630 +5.7%
2008 12,133 +4.3%
2009 12,198 +0.5%
2010 11,871 -2.7%
2011 11,965 +0.8%
2012 12,058 +0.8%
2013 12,111 +0.4%
2014 12,424 +2.6%
2015 12,643 +1.8%
2016 12,812 +1.3%
2017 13,035 +1.7%
2018 13,102 +0.5%
2019 13,130 +0.2%
2020 12,806 -2.5%
2021 13,370 +4.4%
2022 13,418 +0.4%
2023 13,574 +1.2%
2024 13,955 +2.8%
2025 13,922 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,813 9,904 12,198 10
2010s 12,515 11,871 13,130 10
2020s 13,507 12,806 13,955 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 20 Italy 18,933 compare
  2. 21 Canada 15,077 compare
  3. 22 South Africa 14,166 compare
  4. 24 Iran 13,916 compare
  5. 25 Ghana 13,709 compare
  6. 26 Colombia 12,964 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees in Poland?
Employees in Poland was 13,922 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employees recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13,955 in 2024.
What is the lowest employees recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 9,904 in 2002.
How does Poland rank for employees?
Poland ranks 23rd out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.