Labor force, total, per capita in Poland
Poland: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4988 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Poland is 0.4988 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.5029 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.447 units per person, in 2000.
That places Poland 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4587 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4601 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4578 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4529 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4517 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4485 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4481 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.457 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4535 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4532 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4533 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4576 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.455 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4554 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4617 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4688 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.477 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4784 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4816 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4846 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4881 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4873 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4861 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4851 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4962 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4991 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5029 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4997 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4988 units per person | -0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4988 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4988 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4551 units per person | 0.4481 units per person | 0.4623 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 units per person | 0.447 units per person | 0.4688 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4836 units per person | 0.477 units per person | 0.4881 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.497 units per person | 0.4851 units per person | 0.5029 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Poland?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Poland was 0.4988 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5029 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.447 units per person in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.