Level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland

Poland: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.43
in 2016
All-time low
0.91
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland, 2015–2024

00.511.52015201920242015: 0.952016: 1.42017: 0.952018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.12021: 1.12022: 0.912023: 0.912024: 0.91

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.91 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland peaked at 1.43 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 2022.

Poland ranks 130th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 0.95 —
2016 1.43 +50.5%
2017 0.95 -33.6%
2018 1.1 +15.8%
2019 1.1 +0.0%
2020 1.1 +0.0%
2021 1.1 +0.0%
2022 0.91 -17.3%
2023 0.91 +0.0%
2024 0.91 +0.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.705, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.91 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.51, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.11 0.95 1.43 5
2020s 0.986 0.91 1.1 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 compare
  2. 128 Cook Islands 0.98 compare
  3. 128 South Africa 0.98 compare
  4. 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.89 compare
  5. 132 Mali 0.88 compare
  6. 132 Namibia 0.88 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Poland was 0.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 2016.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 2022.
How does Poland rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Poland ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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