Manufacturing share of total employment in Poland

Poland: Manufacturing share of total employment was 18.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.69
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
12th
of 149 countries
All-time high
20.92
in 2018
All-time low
6.09
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Manufacturing share of total employment in Poland, 2000–2023

51015202000201120232000: 202001: 6.12002: 6.42003: 6.22004: 19.92005: 20.12006: 20.42007: 20.62008: 20.32009: 19.12010: 18.42011: 18.62012: 18.52013: 18.92014: 19.12015: 19.22016: 20.12017: 20.72018: 20.92019: 20.52020: 19.82021: 19.32022: 19.42023: 18.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Poland recorded 18.69 for manufacturing share of total employment in 2023.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Poland peaked at 20.92 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.09, in 2001.

Poland ranks 12th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Manufacturing share of total employment in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing share of total employment in Poland, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 19.97
2001 6.09 -69.5%
2002 6.38 +4.8%
2003 6.16 -3.4%
2004 19.86 +222.4%
2005 20.06 +1.0%
2006 20.38 +1.6%
2007 20.62 +1.2%
2008 20.3 -1.6%
2009 19.14 -5.7%
2010 18.44 -3.7%
2011 18.62 +1.0%
2012 18.5 -0.6%
2013 18.94 +2.4%
2014 19.06 +0.6%
2015 19.23 +0.9%
2016 20.14 +4.7%
2017 20.73 +2.9%
2018 20.92 +0.9%
2019 20.52 -1.9%
2020 19.78 -3.6%
2021 19.26 -2.6%
2022 19.37 +0.6%
2023 18.69 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9 6.09 20.62 10
2010s 19.51 18.44 20.92 10
2020s 19.28 18.69 19.78 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 9 Romania 19.53 compare
  2. 10 Tunisia 19.22 compare
  3. 11 Belarus 18.82 compare
  4. 13 Italy 18.32 compare
  5. 14 Serbia 18.21 compare
  6. 15 Germany 18.17 compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing share of total employment in Poland?
Manufacturing share of total employment in Poland was 18.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 20.92 in 2018.
What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.09 in 2001.
How does Poland rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
Poland ranks 12th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing share of total employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,503 data points, 2000–2024
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