Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Poland
Poland: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) was 537 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Poland stood at 537. 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 537, in 2020.
That places Poland 10th out of 47 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 (1992–2020) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,750 | — |
| 1999 | 2,262 | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 2,788 | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 3,170 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 3,431 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3,323 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3,230 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,045 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2,344 | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 1,619 | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,211 | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 1,411 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1,650 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1,659 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,749 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1,793 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,567 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,304 | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,063 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 844 | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 659 | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 558 | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 537 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,006 | 1,750 | 2,262 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,557 | 1,211 | 3,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,285 | 558 | 1,793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 537 | 537 | 537 | 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 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 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 47 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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