Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland
Poland: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 86.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Poland recorded 86.4% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland peaked at 86.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1993.
Poland ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.6% | — |
| 1992 | 69.9% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 86.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 86.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 69.2% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 69.7% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 75.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.0% | 86.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 53 Netherlands 87.3% compare
- 54 Barbados 86.8% compare
- 55 Guam 86.8% compare
- 57 South Africa 85.3% compare
- 58 Lebanon 85.1% compare
- 59 New Zealand 85.0% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland was 86.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1993.
- How does Poland rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Poland ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.