Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland
Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 72.95 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
72.95
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
82.7
in 2003
All-time low
58.7
in 2020
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 72.95 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland peaked at 82.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.7, in 2020.
Poland ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.2 | — |
| 2002 | 82.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.7 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.8 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 73 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.8 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.2 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 61.8 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 61.2 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.2 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.3 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.5 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.4 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.9 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 59.3 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.8 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.3 | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 72.95 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.13 | 61.2 | 82.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.37 | 60.9 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.98 | 58.7 | 73.3 | 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 tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland was 72.95 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7 in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7 in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).