Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland

Poland: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 5.78 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.78
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
38th
of 44 countries
All-time high
13.23
in 2017
All-time low
5.78
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland, 2015–2025

0510152015202020252015: 11.92016: 12.82017: 13.22018: 13.22019: 13.22020: 12.72021: 7.22022: 6.62023: 6.32024: 6.22025: 5.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland stood at 5.78. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland peaked at 13.23 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2025.

Poland ranks 38th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland, 2015 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2015 11.94
2016 12.85 +7.6%
2017 13.23 +3.0%
2018 13.16 -0.5%
2019 13.16 -0.0%
2020 12.66 -3.8%
2021 7.21 -43.1%
2022 6.58 -8.7%
2023 6.34 -3.8%
2024 6.24 -1.5%
2025 5.78 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.87 11.94 13.23 5
2020s 7.47 5.78 12.66 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 35 United Kingdom 7.71 compare
  2. 36 Greece 7.01 compare
  3. 37 Slovakia 6.44 compare
  4. 39 Russia 4.69 compare
  5. 40 Austria 4.08 compare
  6. 41 Belarus 2.69 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland?
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Poland was 5.78 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 13.23 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2025.
How does Poland rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
Poland ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
44 places, 570 data points, 1994–2026
Last refreshed

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. 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). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.