Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Poland
Poland: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings was 11.1% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Poland, 1991–2014
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 11.1% for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in 2014.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Poland peaked at 20.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.
Poland ranks 19th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 11.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Poland?
- Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings in Poland was 11.1% in 2014, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unadjusted gender gap in median earnings recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 29 countries with data for 2014.
- Is unadjusted gender gap in median earnings rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is defined as the difference between median earnings of men and women relative to median earnings of men. Estimates refer to full-time employees and to self-employed workers.