Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Poland
Poland: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 6.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Poland stood at 6.6. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Poland peaked at 18.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2025.
Poland ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.2 | — |
| 2002 | 17.6 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.2 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.9 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 14.7 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 11 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 6.6 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.97 | 15 | 18.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.09 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.8 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 27,593 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Poland?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Poland was 6.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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