Persons outside … Persons population private households in Poland
Poland: Persons outside … Persons population private households was 35.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Poland, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Poland is 35.7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Poland peaked at 42.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.7, in 2025.
That places Poland 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Persons outside … Persons population private households in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.5 | — |
| 1998 | 39.8 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 40.2 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 39.9 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 42.1 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 41.4 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 42.3 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.8 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.3 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.9 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.7 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.4 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 37 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.7 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.83 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.35 | 39.9 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.08 | 38.4 | 40.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.87 | 35.7 | 38.5 | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,301 Persons (2022)
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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 persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Poland?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Poland was 35.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7 in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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