Unemployed population — Unemployment in Poland
Poland: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 557.9 Persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Poland, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Poland recorded 557.9 Persons for unemployed population — unemployment in 2025.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Poland peaked at 3,431 Persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 502.07 Persons, in 2023.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Poland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,427 Persons | — |
| 1994 | 2,474 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,277 Persons | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 2,108 Persons | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 1,923 Persons | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 1,816 Persons | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 2,788 Persons | +53.6% |
| 2001 | 3,170 Persons | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 3,431 Persons | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3,323 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3,230 Persons | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,045 Persons | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2,344 Persons | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 1,619 Persons | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,211 Persons | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 1,411 Persons | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 1,650 Persons | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1,659 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,749 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1,793 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,567 Persons | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,304 Persons | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,063 Persons | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 843.88 Persons | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 659.25 Persons | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 566.12 Persons | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 552.12 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 599.02 Persons | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 510.8 Persons | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 502.07 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 511.88 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 557.9 Persons | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,171 Persons | 1,816 Persons | 2,474 Persons | 6 |
| 2000s | 2,557 Persons | 1,211 Persons | 3,431 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,285 Persons | 566.12 Persons | 1,793 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 538.97 Persons | 502.07 Persons | 599.02 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 2 Indonesia 7,430 Persons compare
- 3 United States 6,761 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 86.8 Persons compare
- 4 Türkiye 2,970 Persons compare
- 4 Russia 3,626 Persons compare
- 5 Spain 2,608 Persons compare
- 6 France 2,433 Persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 396.12 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 2,326 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 107.83 Persons compare
- 8 Japan 1,758 Persons compare
- 8 Latvia 65.8 Persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in Poland?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Poland was 557.9 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,431 Persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 502.07 Persons in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Poland ranks 5th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.