Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland
Poland: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 537 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
537 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,431 Thousand persons
in 2002
All-time low
537 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland stood at 537 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland peaked at 3,431 Thousand persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 537 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Poland 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,750 Thousand persons | — |
| 1999 | 2,262 Thousand persons | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 2,788 Thousand persons | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 3,170 Thousand persons | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 3,431 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3,323 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3,230 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,045 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2,344 Thousand persons | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 1,619 Thousand persons | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,211 Thousand persons | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 1,411 Thousand persons | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1,650 Thousand persons | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1,659 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,749 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,793 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,567 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,304 Thousand persons | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,063 Thousand persons | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 844 Thousand persons | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 659 Thousand persons | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 558 Thousand persons | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 537 Thousand persons | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,006 Thousand persons | 1,750 Thousand persons | 2,262 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,557 Thousand persons | 1,211 Thousand persons | 3,431 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,285 Thousand persons | 558 Thousand persons | 1,793 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 537 Thousand persons | 537 Thousand persons | 537 Thousand persons | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland was 537 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,431 Thousand persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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