Indicator comparison
Range of Unemployment: 1991–2025. Range of Registered unemployment (GUS): 2004–2025.
ILO / World Bank unemployment and the GUS registered rate. Two definitions, one country.
Registered unemployment from GUS Registered unemployment (GUS) counts people signed up at labour offices, whereas the ILO indicator Unemployment relies on household survey data (LFS).
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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%.
Registered unemployment rate in Poland based on labour office records compiled by Statistics Poland (GUS).
Poland
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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%.
ILO unemployment, % of the labour force, from 1991. Modelled estimates, not only the local LFS.
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.
Poland fell from ~20% (2002) to about 3%. Germany and the US hover near 4%. Youth: Youth unemployment. The cycle: GDP growth.
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 SHA-256: fe0da4084c7e71969045c34538777be3475993767d3e5b6840f3195578ef30a6. https://longseries.com/en/d/unemployment/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Spain; lowest — Japan
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| 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 |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
35 rows for Poland
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Poland
13.6→3.0
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.
| 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% |
Registered unemployment rate in Poland based on labour office records compiled by Statistics Poland (GUS).
Registered unemployment rate, %. Labour offices, not LFS / ILO.
Registered unemployment rate in Poland based on labour office records compiled by Statistics Poland (GUS). Variable 60270, subject P2392. A method pair for Unemployment and Unemployment (Eurostat) — different definition, different level.
The register is often higher than LFS because it counts different people. That is two series, not “GUS vs the World Bank”.
Longseries, “Registered unemployment (GUS)”. GUS / Statistics Poland (BDL) (60270), 2004–2025, Poland. Retrieved 2026-09-15. GUS reuse of public statistics. Data SHA-256: 1cc251f5d513d36fe18c7c195590bcc2ac72b8f2d12cfd71f79e72aae45dd131. https://longseries.com/en/d/gus-unemployment/| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2025 | 5.7%5.7%↑+0.6 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
Poland
22 rows for Poland
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Poland
19.0→5.7
Poland: 19.0 (2004) → 5.7 (2025). Difference: −13.3 pp. Peak value of 19.0 in 2004; lowest value of 5.1 in 2023.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 5.7% |
| 2024 | Poland | 5.1% |
| 2023 | Poland | 5.1% |
| 2022 | Poland | 5.2% |
| 2021 | Poland | 5.8% |
| 2020 | Poland | 6.3% |
| 2019 | Poland | 5.2% |
| 2018 | Poland | 5.8% |
| 2017 | Poland | 6.6% |
| 2016 | Poland | 8.2% |
| 2015 | Poland | 9.7% |
| 2014 | Poland | 11.4% |
| 2013 | Poland | 13.4% |
| 2012 | Poland | 13.4% |
| 2011 | Poland | 12.5% |
| 2010 | Poland | 12.4% |
| 2009 | Poland | 12.1% |
| 2008 | Poland | 9.5% |
| 2007 | Poland | 11.2% |
| 2006 | Poland | 14.8% |