Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland
Poland: Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees was 15.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 15.9 for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland peaked at 28.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 1999.
That places Poland 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.6 | — |
| 1998 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 4.8 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 5.7 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 11.9 | +108.8% |
| 2002 | 15.5 | +30.3% |
| 2003 | 18.9 | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 22.5 | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 25.6 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 27.3 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 28.2 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 26.9 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 26.4 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.3 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 28 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.5 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 21.8 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 18.7 | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 15.6 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.1 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 15.9 | +5.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 15.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 15.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +108.8% | 5.7 | 11.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.23 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.89 | 5.7 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.43 | 21.8 | 28.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 6 |
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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 temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Poland was 15.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 1999.
- How does Poland rank for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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