Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland
Poland: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 75.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Poland recorded 75.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland peaked at 75.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2007.
That places Poland 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 64.5% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 63.3% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 65.9% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 71.4% | 75.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Poland was 75.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2007.
- How does Poland rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.