Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland
Poland: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 1.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland peaked at 2.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
That places Poland 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.0% | — |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Poland was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Poland ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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