Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland
Poland: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland peaked at 30.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2024.
Poland ranks 34th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.0% | — |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +105.4% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +105.4% | 13.0% | 26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 13.0% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 12.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Poland was 9.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. 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 Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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