Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Poland

Poland: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
4th
of 22 countries
All-time high
28.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup
in 2014
All-time low
11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup
in 2001
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Poland, 2001–2020

01020302001201020202001: 11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2002: 15.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2003: 19.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2004: 22.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2005: 25.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2006: 27.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2007: 28.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2008: 26.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2009: 26.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2010: 27.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2011: 26.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2012: 26.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2013: 26.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2014: 28.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2015: 28 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2016: 27.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2017: 26.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2018: 24.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2019: 21.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup2020: 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.

Analysis

Poland recorded 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in 2020.

The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Poland peaked at 28.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2001.

That places Poland 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.58 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 28.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 9
2010s 26.35 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 21.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 28.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 10
2020s 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Colombia 29.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
  2. 2 Chile 24.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
  3. 3 Japan 23.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup
  4. 5 Spain 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
  5. 6 Portugal 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
  6. 7 Italy 13.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Poland?
Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Poland was 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 28.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2014.
What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2001.
How does Poland rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
Poland ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2020.
Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts
Unit
Percentage of employment in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 472 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

<p>This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>