Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland
Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 39.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 39.1 for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland peaked at 39.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.6, in 2022.
Poland ranks 13th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 | — |
| 2001 | 36.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.3 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.9 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.1 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 33.6 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 33.1 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 33.3 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.7 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 35 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.3 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.6 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 32.4 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 38.7 | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 39.1 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.42 | 33.1 | 37.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.62 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.07 | 31.6 | 39.1 | 6 |
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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 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Poland was 39.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6 in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Poland ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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