Public sector employees in Poland
Poland: Public sector employees was 4,198 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public sector employees in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employees in Poland is 4,198, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Poland peaked at 5,485 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,438, in 2001.
Poland ranks 12th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,485 | — |
| 2001 | 3,438 | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 4,478 | +30.3% |
| 2003 | 4,388 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4,212 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 4,224 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,283 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,237 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4,272 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,229 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,056 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 3,968 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,908 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,913 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,913 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,840 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3,825 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,885 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3,895 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,873 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,873 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,073 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4,035 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4,143 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 4,257 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 4,198 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,325 | 3,438 | 5,485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,908 | 3,825 | 4,056 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,097 | 3,873 | 4,257 | 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 public sector employees in Poland?
- Public sector employees in Poland was 4,198 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,485 in 2000.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,438 in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for public sector employees?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.