Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland
Poland: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland is 3.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland peaked at 11.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
That places Poland 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.1% | — |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -47.4% | 7.6% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 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 population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Poland was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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