Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Poland
Poland: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 1,137 Persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long usual weekly working hours — employment in Poland is 1,137 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Poland peaked at 11,691 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,137 Persons, in 2025.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Poland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,067 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 11,691 Persons | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2,356 Persons | -79.9% |
| 2003 | 2,394 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,481 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2,524 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,497 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,557 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,518 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,367 Persons | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,264 Persons | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,216 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,269 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,239 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,201 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,100 Persons | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,040 Persons | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,913 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,805 Persons | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1,758 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,524 Persons | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1,332 Persons | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 1,330 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,278 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,193 Persons | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 1,137 Persons | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 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 | -79.9% | 11,691 Persons | 2,356 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,245 Persons | 2,356 Persons | 11,691 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 Persons | 1,758 Persons | 2,269 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,299 Persons | 1,137 Persons | 1,524 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 3 Indonesia 27,418 Persons compare
- 4 Mexico 14,632 Persons compare
- 5 Türkiye 8,535 Persons compare
- 5 Brazil 10,154 Persons compare
- 5 Croatia 47.4 Persons compare
- 6 Japan 9,090 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 4,894 Persons compare
- 7 Netherlands 483.51 Persons compare
- 8 Slovenia 45.16 Persons compare
- 8 United Kingdom 3,387 Persons compare
- 9 Lithuania 14.43 Persons compare
- 9 South Africa 3,005 Persons compare
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 64.3% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in Poland?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Poland was 1,137 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,691 Persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,137 Persons in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on 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.