Poland
13.6→3.0
- Total change
- −10.6 pp
- Period
- 1991–2025
Poland: 13.6 (1991) → 3.0 (2025). Difference: −10.6 pp. Peak value of 20.2 in 2002; lowest value of 2.7 in 2023.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate as a percentage of the labour force according to the ILO. In Poland it fell from around 20% in 2002 to approximately 3%.
3%Poland · 2025
World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID fe0da4084c7eWarehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
- Poland: 1991–2025; observations: 35; missing years: 0
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
Compare with:
35 rows for Poland
Time range:
Year
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Period statistics
Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 3% |
| 2024 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 2023 | Poland | 2.7% |
| 2022 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 2021 | Poland | 3.3% |
| 2020 | Poland | 3.2% |
| 2019 | Poland | 3.3% |
| 2018 | Poland | 3.8% |
| 2017 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2016 | Poland | 6.1% |
| 2015 | Poland | 7.5% |
| 2014 | Poland | 9% |
| 2013 | Poland | 10.3% |
| 2012 | Poland | 10% |
| 2011 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2010 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2009 | Poland | 8.1% |
| 2008 | Poland | 7.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2006 | Poland | 13.8% |
- 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.UEM.TOTL.ZS
- Unit of measure
- percent
- Data version
- v45
Cite
Longseries, “Unemployment”. World Bank Open Data (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025, 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: fe0da4084c7e71969045c34538777be3475993767d3e5b6840f3195578ef30a6. https://longseries.com/en/d/unemployment/Embed chart
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Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Spain; lowest — Japan
Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxSpain | 2025 | 10.4%10.4%↓−1.0 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 8.7%8.7%↑+0.3 pp |
| France | 2025 | 7.5%7.5%↑+0.1 pp |
| Italy | 2025 | 6.4%6.4%↓−0.1 pp |
| Brazil | 2025 | 6%6%↓−0.8 pp |
| World | 2025 | 4.8%4.8%→0.0 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 4.7%4.7%↑+0.4 pp |
| China | 2025 | 4.6%4.6%→0.0 pp |
Remaining locations (7)
About this series
ILO unemployment, % of the labour force, from 1991. Modelled estimates, not only the local LFS.
Indicator definition
Unemployment rate based on International Labour Organization (ILO) methodology. Share of unemployed persons in the economically active population. For Poland compare with Registered unemployment (GUS). See also: Labour force participation.
How to read the data
Poland fell from ~20% (2002) to about 3%. Germany and the US hover near 4%. Youth: Youth unemployment. The cycle: GDP growth.
Indicator comparisons
Jobs and youth
Total unemployment rate compared with youth unemployment (ages 15–24) according to the ILO.
Unemployment · Youth unemployment
ILO and the register
ILO / World Bank unemployment and the GUS registered rate. Two definitions, one country.
Unemployment · Registered unemployment (GUS)
Jobless and long-term
Total unemployment under ILO methodology alongside Eurostat long-term unemployment.
Unemployment · Long-term unemployment
Hours and jobless
Annual hours actually worked and the ILO unemployment rate.
Unemployment · Hours worked (OECD)
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