Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Poland
Poland: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 13,946 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Poland, 1955–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Poland is 13,946 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Poland peaked at 13,946 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,522 Persons, in 1955.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Poland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6,522 Persons | — |
| 1956 | 6,817 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 6,951 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 6,910 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 7,024 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 7,312 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 7,564 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 7,857 Persons | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 8,132 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 8,287 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 8,666 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 8,993 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 9,478 Persons | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 9,865 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 10,250 Persons | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 10,501 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 10,828 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 11,305 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 11,750 Persons | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 12,150 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 12,384 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 12,546 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 12,707 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 12,818 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 12,894 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 12,925 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 12,940 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 12,419 Persons | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 12,409 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 12,489 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 12,598 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 12,723 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 12,749 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 12,700 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 12,732 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 11,856 Persons | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 10,725 Persons | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 10,592 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 10,252 Persons | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 10,124 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10,398 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10,550 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10,880 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11,190 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10,538 Persons | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 10,220 Persons | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9,900 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9,899 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,096 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10,473 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11,019 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 11,655 Persons | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 12,169 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12,249 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11,906 Persons | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 11,993 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12,088 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12,157 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12,460 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12,656 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12,828 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13,056 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 13,130 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13,543 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13,492 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13,794 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13,846 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,839 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,936 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 13,946 Persons | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,845 Persons | 6,522 Persons | 7,024 Persons | 5 |
| 1960s | 8,640 Persons | 7,312 Persons | 10,250 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,988 Persons | 10,501 Persons | 12,894 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,668 Persons | 12,409 Persons | 12,940 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,730 Persons | 10,124 Persons | 11,856 Persons | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,822 Persons | 9,899 Persons | 12,249 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,582 Persons | 11,906 Persons | 13,543 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,809 Persons | 13,492 Persons | 13,946 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 United States of America 151,352 Persons compare
- 1 Türkiye 23,366 Persons compare
- 2 Brazil 71,469 Persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 8,290 Persons compare
- 3 Russian Federation 65,833 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,478 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Poland?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Poland was 13,946 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,946 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,522 Persons in 1955.
- How does Poland rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3