Labour force participation rate in Poland
Poland: Labour force participation rate was 58.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rate in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Poland recorded 58.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup for labour force participation rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Poland peaked at 58.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.97 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 53.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.58 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 55.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.45 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.71 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 56.52 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 58.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 4 Switzerland 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Australia 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Ireland 66.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Norway 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Canada 65.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Denmark 65.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Colombia 64.3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 461.11 Persons (2022)
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3,366 Co-inventions (2023)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 17,241 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 557.9 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,776 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 13,946 Persons (2025)
- Employment by professional status 17,241 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 25.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 17,332 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate in Poland?
- Labour force participation rate in Poland was 58.08 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2007.
- How does Poland rank for labour force participation rate?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.