Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland
Poland: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 78.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland is 78.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland peaked at 78.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1991.
Poland ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.2% | — |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 78.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 78.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 51.2% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 61.7% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 74.5% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Poland was 78.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Poland ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).