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Labour force participation

Share of economically active people aged 15 and older. In Poland participation decreased slightly, while in Germany it increased.

58.3%Poland · 2025

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13
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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID f8fc42054349Warehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1990–2025; observations: 36; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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36 rows for Poland

Time range:
54.056.058.060.062.01990200020102020202558.3
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Poland

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Poland

61.1→58.3

Total change
−2.8 pp
Period
1990–2025

Poland: 61.1 (1990) → 58.3 (2025). Difference: −2.8 pp. Peak value of 61.3 in 1991; lowest value of 54.0 in 2007.

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Labour force participation — Poland
YearCountryValue
2025Poland58.3%
2024Poland58.7%
2023Poland59.2%
2022Poland58.9%
2021Poland58.7%
2020Poland57.4%
2019Poland57.5%
2018Poland57.5%
2017Poland57.6%
2016Poland57.3%
2015Poland57.1%
2014Poland57.1%
2013Poland56.7%
2012Poland56.8%
2011Poland56.4%
2010Poland56.2%
2009Poland55.3%
2008Poland54.6%
2007Poland54%
2006Poland54.2%
Source
World Bank Open Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Published by source
2026-07-13
Retrieved
2026-09-15
Indicator code in source
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Unit of measure
percent
Data version
v45

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Longseries, “Labour force participation”. World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS), 1990–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: f8fc420543494bcfed54b8c2d5f19b477e8e185558181b564a76dab845ec8ba4. https://longseries.com/en/d/labour-participation/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Netherlands; lowest — Italy

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearNetherlands202567.2%67.2%
Sweden202564.6%64.6%
China202564.6%64.6%
Japan202563.4%63.4%
Brazil202563.1%63.1%
United States202561.7%61.7%
United Kingdom202561.4%61.4%
World202561%61%
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About this series

Labour force participation, ages 15+, % of that population. ILO, from 1990.

Indicator definition

Labour force participation rate (employed plus unemployed individuals aged 15 and older as a share of that population under ILO methodology).

How to read the data

Labour force participation in Poland decreased slightly from 61% to 58%, mirroring US trends, while rising in Germany. Alongside ageing populations Population, participation is a critical driver of labor supply alongside unemployment Unemployment.

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