Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Poland

Poland: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) was 1,099 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,099
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2,394
in 2001
All-time low
1,099
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland, 1998–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1998200920201998: 1.9k1999: 1.9k2000: 2.2k2001: 2.4k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.1k2006: 2.0k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.6k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.5k2015: 1.4k2016: 1.4k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland is 1,099, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland peaked at 2,394 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,099, in 2020.

Poland ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Poland, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 1,915 —
1999 1,949 +1.8%
2000 2,201 +12.9%
2001 2,394 +8.8%
2002 2,280 -4.8%
2003 2,203 -3.4%
2004 2,148 -2.5%
2005 2,101 -2.2%
2006 1,989 -5.3%
2007 1,858 -6.6%
2008 1,787 -3.8%
2009 1,759 -1.6%
2010 1,740 -1.1%
2011 1,622 -6.8%
2012 1,564 -3.6%
2013 1,492 -4.6%
2014 1,455 -2.5%
2015 1,375 -5.5%
2016 1,381 +0.4%
2017 1,332 -3.5%
2018 1,286 -3.5%
2019 1,245 -3.2%
2020 1,099 -11.7%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 1,099 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 294, 3.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 1,099 is above the median for high income countries, which is 307, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,932 1,915 1,949 2
2000s 2,072 1,759 2,394 10
2010s 1,449 1,245 1,740 10
2020s 1,099 1,099 1,099 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 9 Spain 1,432 compare
  2. 10 Italy 1,373 compare
  3. 11 Poland 1,099 compare
  4. 13 Romania 607 compare
  5. 14 Sweden 602 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More work & labour data for Poland

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland?
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland was 1,099 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2,394 in 2001.
What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,099 in 2020.
How does Poland rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
Poland ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-and-labour-force-by-sex-and-age-annual-data-1992-2020/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-and-labour-force-by-sex-and-age-annual-data-1992-2020/poland/">Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Poland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,205 data points, 1992–2020
Last refreshed