Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland
Poland: Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
Poland recorded 19.0% for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland peaked at 22.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2012.
That places Poland 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.0% | — |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 22.0% | 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 transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Poland was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work?
- Poland ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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