Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Poland
Poland: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
Poland recorded 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Poland peaked at 82.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.31 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2001 | 82.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.1 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -79.2% |
| 2003 | 17.58 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.98 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.88 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.11 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 16.78 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 14.92 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.63 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.24 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.38 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.88 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 13.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 10.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.41 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 9.01 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 7.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -79.2% | 82.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.1 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.79 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.92 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 82.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10.41 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.63 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 9.01 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Türkiye 26.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 1 Mexico 25.05 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 2 Indonesia 23.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 3 Colombia 20.54 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 3 Croatia 2.91 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 4 South Africa 17.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 5 Argentina 16.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 6 Costa Rica 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 64.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Poland?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Poland was 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2001.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.