Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Poland

73.2% of women 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.

Measure: Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 Unit: % of women aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2025 73.2% % of women aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.7percentage points 2024: 72.5%
European Union, 2025 71.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 75.7% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Poland over time

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

Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 (% of women aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period PolandEuropean Union
2025 73.2% 71.3%
2024 72.5% 70.7%
2023 72.0% 70.2%
2022 70.3% 69.3%
2021 68.5% 67.6%
2020 65.4% 66.2%
2019 65.3%b (break in time series) 67.1%
2018 64.5% 66.3%
2017 63.0% 65.2%
2016 61.5% 64.1%
2015 59.9% 63.0%
2014 58.2% 62.0%
2013 56.3% 61.1%
2012 56.2% 61.0%
2011 55.8% 60.9%
2010 55.6%b (break in time series) 60.7%
2009 55.6% 60.6%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 72.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 59.9%, the figure has changed by +13.3 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 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 71.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y20-64 sex=F unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat