Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Poland
Poland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 12,858 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Poland recorded 12,858 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Poland peaked at 14,533 Persons in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12,822 Persons, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Poland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,284 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 13,411 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 13,828 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 14,013 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14,099 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14,097 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,428 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 14,533 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14,362 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 14,181 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13,832 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 13,782 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13,698 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13,676 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13,556 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13,574 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13,443 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 13,328 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13,286 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13,499 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 13,461 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 13,036 Persons | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 12,902 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 12,822 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 12,890 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 12,858 Persons | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,024 Persons | 13,284 Persons | 14,533 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,567 Persons | 13,286 Persons | 13,832 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,995 Persons | 12,822 Persons | 13,461 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 2 United States 100,465 Persons compare
- 3 Mexico 41,805 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,520 Persons compare
- 4 Türkiye 30,855 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 39,622 Persons compare
- 5 Germany 27,503 Persons compare
- 6 Italy 25,790 Persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 4,701 Persons compare
- 7 France 23,942 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 919.6 Persons compare
- 8 Slovenia 735.58 Persons compare
- 8 United Kingdom 20,378 Persons compare
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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 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Poland?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Poland was 12,858 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,533 Persons in 2007.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,822 Persons in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.