Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Poland
Poland: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) was 531 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
531
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
3,375
in 2002
All-time low
486
in 2019
Years of data
24
1997–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Poland, 1997–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 531 for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Poland peaked at 3,375 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 486, in 2019.
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 24 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,701 | — |
| 1998 | 1,808 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 2,512 | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 2,762 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 3,186 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 3,375 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3,273 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3,081 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2,894 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,076 | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 1,448 | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 1,154 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 1,471 | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 1,597 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,682 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1,757 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,700 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,410 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 1,210 | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 958 | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 769 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 649 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 486 | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 531 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,007 | 1,701 | 2,512 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,472 | 1,154 | 3,375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,222 | 486 | 1,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 531 | 531 | 531 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Poland?
- Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Poland was 531 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,375 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. 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 - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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