Poland
Unemployment
13.6→3.0
- Change
- -10.6 pts
- Years
- 1991–2025
Poland: 13.6 (1991) → 3.0 (2025). Difference -10.6 pts. Highest 20.2 in 2002; lowest 2.7 in 2023.
A pair of series
Jobs and youth
Headline unemployment and ages 15–24. Same ILO, different base.
Youth unemployment stays above Unemployment even when the headline is low. Not the same market.
Unemployment
ILO, % of labour force. Poland from ~20% (2002) to about 3%.
The file
ILO unemployment, % of the labour force, from 1991. Modelled estimates, not only the local LFS.
The indicator
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS counts people looking for work. Low unemployment with falling Labour force participation is not the same as full employment.
What the numbers show
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. https://longseries.com/en/d/unemployment/
Latest values
Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.
| Country | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2025 | 10.4 |
| Sweden | 2025 | 8.7 |
| France | 2025 | 7.5 |
| Italy | 2025 | 6.4 |
| Brazil | 2025 | 6.0 |
| World | 2025 | 4.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 4.7 |
| China | 2025 | 4.6 |
The rest of the places (7)
| India | 2025 | 4.2 |
| United States | 2025 | 4.2 |
| Netherlands | 2025 | 3.9 |
| Germany | 2025 | 3.7 |
| Poland | 2025 | 3.0 |
| Czechia | 2025 | 2.8 |
| Japan | 2025 | 2.5 |
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| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 3.0 |
| 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 | 9.0 |
| 2013 | Poland | 10.3 |
| 2012 | Poland | 10.0 |
| 2011 | Poland | 9.6 |
| 2010 | Poland | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Poland | 8.1 |
| 2008 | Poland | 7.1 |
| 2007 | Poland | 9.6 |
| 2006 | Poland | 13.8 |
| 2005 | Poland | 17.6 |
| 2004 | Poland | 18.8 |
| 2003 | Poland | 19.9 |
| 2002 | Poland | 20.2 |
| 2001 | Poland | 18.4 |
| 2000 | Poland | 14.9 |
| 1999 | Poland | 12.3 |
| 1998 | Poland | 9.9 |
| 1997 | Poland | 11.0 |
| 1996 | Poland | 12.7 |
| 1995 | Poland | 13.7 |
| 1994 | Poland | 14.8 |
| 1993 | Poland | 14.4 |
| 1992 | Poland | 13.6 |
| 1991 | Poland | 13.6 |
Youth unemployment
Ages 15–24. Always above the headline; Poland 28→11%.
The file
Unemployment ages 15–24, % of the youth labour force, ILO, from 1991.
The indicator
SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Always higher than Unemployment — different base. It is not the share of all young people.
What the numbers show
Poland 28% → ~11%; US ~9%; Germany ~7%. The world did not fall the way Poland did. Pair with Labour force participation and Fertility.
Longseries, “Youth unemployment”. World Bank Open Data (SL.UEM.1524.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. https://longseries.com/en/d/youth-unemployment/
Latest values
Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.
| Country | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2025 | 24.7 |
| Sweden | 2025 | 24.3 |
| Italy | 2025 | 20.5 |
| France | 2025 | 18.9 |
| India | 2025 | 16.0 |
| China | 2025 | 15.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 14.6 |
| Brazil | 2025 | 14.0 |
The rest of the places (7)
| World | 2025 | 13.4 |
| Poland | 2025 | 10.7 |
| United States | 2025 | 9.3 |
| Czechia | 2025 | 9.2 |
| Netherlands | 2025 | 8.8 |
| Germany | 2025 | 6.9 |
| Japan | 2025 | 3.9 |
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Poland
Youth unemployment
27.5→10.7
- Change
- -16.8 pts
- Years
- 1991–2025
Poland: 27.5 (1991) → 10.7 (2025). Difference -16.8 pts. Highest 43.3 in 2002; lowest 9.8 in 2019.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 10.7 |
| 2024 | Poland | 10.7 |
| 2023 | Poland | 11.2 |
| 2022 | Poland | 10.6 |
| 2021 | Poland | 11.8 |
| 2020 | Poland | 10.8 |
| 2019 | Poland | 9.8 |
| 2018 | Poland | 11.7 |
| 2017 | Poland | 14.8 |
| 2016 | Poland | 17.6 |
| 2015 | Poland | 20.7 |
| 2014 | Poland | 23.7 |
| 2013 | Poland | 27.2 |
| 2012 | Poland | 26.3 |
| 2011 | Poland | 25.5 |
| 2010 | Poland | 23.6 |
| 2009 | Poland | 20.5 |
| 2008 | Poland | 17.1 |
| 2007 | Poland | 21.4 |
| 2006 | Poland | 29.5 |
| 2005 | Poland | 36.9 |
| 2004 | Poland | 40.0 |
| 2003 | Poland | 42.7 |
| 2002 | Poland | 43.3 |
| 2001 | Poland | 40.4 |
| 2000 | Poland | 32.9 |
| 1999 | Poland | 28.8 |
| 1998 | Poland | 20.9 |
| 1997 | Poland | 22.4 |
| 1996 | Poland | 28.1 |
| 1995 | Poland | 30.7 |
| 1994 | Poland | 32.0 |
| 1993 | Poland | 29.7 |
| 1992 | Poland | 27.5 |
| 1991 | Poland | 27.5 |