Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Poland

Name: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Poland
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78.8% of people aged 20 to 64 in Poland were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Poland, 2025 78.8% % of population aged 20 to 64

Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 78.4%

European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 16th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Poland over time

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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Poland	European Union
2025	78.8%	76.1%
2024	78.4%	75.7%
2023	77.9%	75.3%
2022	76.7%	74.6%
2021	75.5%	73.0%
2020	72.8%	71.7%
2019	72.6%b (break in time series)	72.7%
2018	71.4%	71.9%
2017	70.0%	70.9%
2016	68.2%	69.6%
2015	66.3%	68.5%
2014	64.9%	67.5%
2013	63.2%	66.7%
2012	62.9%	66.9%
2011	62.5%	67.1%
2010	62.2%b (break in time series)	67.0%
2009	62.6%	67.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 78.4% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 66.3%, the figure has changed by +12.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 16th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.