Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Poland

Name: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Poland
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The youth unemployment rate in Poland was 12.2% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 % of the labour force aged 15 to 24 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Poland, 2025 12.2% % of the labour force aged 15 to 24

Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 10.8%

European Union, 2025 15.2% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.8% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 25th of 34 See the full ranking

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Poland over time

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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of the labour force aged 15 to 24), 2009 to 2025
Period	Poland	European Union
2025	12.2%	15.2%
2024	10.8%	15.0%
2023	11.4%	14.6%
2022	10.8%	14.6%
2021	11.9%	16.7%
2020	10.8%	17.6%
2019	9.7%b (break in time series)	15.7%
2018	11.8%	16.7%
2017	14.9%	18.6%
2016	17.8%	20.7%
2015	21.0%	22.4%
2014	24.1%	24.1%
2013	27.6%	25.2%
2012	26.8%	24.4%
2011	26.0%	22.5%
2010	24.0%b (break in time series)	22.4%
2009	21.0%	21.2%

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

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In short

That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 10.8% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 21.0%, the figure has changed by −8.8 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 25th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.

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All statistics for Poland

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 3.1% 2025 · Eurostat NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 9.2% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Long-term unemployment rate 0.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 78.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 73.2% 2025 · Eurostat

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A age=Y15-24 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period: 2009 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update: 6 November 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Poland compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 34 countries with a value for 2025.

22 Denmark 13.8%
23 Cyprus 13.5%
24 Bulgaria 13.1%
25 Poland 12.2%
26 Slovenia 12.1%
27 Ireland 11.8%
28 Austria 11.5%

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Poland by sex

Total 12.2%2025
Women 13.6%2025
Men 11.0%2025

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

What this measures

Unemployed people aged 15 to 24 as a share of the labour force of the same age. Many young people are students outside the labour force, so this is not the share of all young people who are unemployed.

Population covered: Labour force aged 15 to 24

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