Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland
Poland: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland, 1998–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland is 1.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
That places Poland 27th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +38.8% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
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- 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)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 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)
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- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 17,745 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland was 1.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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