1990–2025
Indicator comparison
Overall and female labour-force participation according to the ILO.
Female participation Female labour participation has expanded faster than total participation Labour force participation, reflecting broader demographic changes.
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Share of economically active people aged 15 and older. In Poland participation decreased slightly, while in Germany it increased.
Female labour-force participation rate for ages 15 and older from the ILO and World Bank. Best read alongside overall labour participation Labour force participation.
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Share of economically active people aged 15 and older. In Poland participation decreased slightly, while in Germany it increased.
Labour force participation, ages 15+, % of that population. ILO, from 1990.
Labour force participation rate (employed plus unemployed individuals aged 15 and older as a share of that population under ILO methodology).
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.
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 SHA-256: f8fc420543494bcfed54b8c2d5f19b477e8e185558181b564a76dab845ec8ba4. https://longseries.com/en/d/labour-participation/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Netherlands; lowest — Italy
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxNetherlands | 2025 | 67.2%67.2%↓−0.2 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 64.6%64.6%↓−0.1 pp |
| China | 2025 | 64.6%64.6%↓−0.4 pp |
| Japan | 2025 | 63.4%63.4%↑+0.1 pp |
| Brazil | 2025 | 63.1%63.1%↓−0.2 pp |
| United States | 2025 | 61.7%61.7%↓−0.3 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 61.4%61.4%↓−0.2 pp |
| World | 2025 | 61%61%↓−0.2 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
36 rows for Poland
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Poland
61.1→58.3
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.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 58.3% |
| 2024 | Poland | 58.7% |
| 2023 | Poland | 59.2% |
| 2022 | Poland | 58.9% |
| 2021 | Poland | 58.7% |
| 2020 | Poland | 57.4% |
| 2019 | Poland | 57.5% |
| 2018 | Poland | 57.5% |
| 2017 | Poland | 57.6% |
| 2016 | Poland | 57.3% |
| 2015 | Poland | 57.1% |
| 2014 | Poland | 57.1% |
| 2013 | Poland | 56.7% |
| 2012 | Poland | 56.8% |
| 2011 | Poland | 56.4% |
| 2010 | Poland | 56.2% |
| 2009 | Poland | 55.3% |
| 2008 | Poland | 54.6% |
| 2007 | Poland | 54% |
| 2006 | Poland | 54.2% |
Female labour-force participation rate for ages 15 and older from the ILO and World Bank. Best read alongside overall labour participation Labour force participation.
Female labour-force participation, 15+. ILO via the World Bank. Same countries as Labour force participation.
Female labour force participation rate (ages 15+) according to ILO methodology.
The total population and women are two separate series. Pair: Labour force participation. Do not average them.
Longseries, “Female labour participation”. World Bank Open Data (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.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 SHA-256: 59b58da04048fd674ed3d78809da27920d5c6b6937c8fa295435c46f81b20398. https://longseries.com/en/d/female-labour/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Netherlands; lowest — India
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxNetherlands | 2025 | 62.7%62.7%↓−0.2 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 61.5%61.5%↓−0.1 pp |
| China | 2025 | 59.1%59.1%↓−0.3 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 57.3%57.3%↓−0.2 pp |
| United States | 2025 | 56.3%56.3%↓−0.2 pp |
| Japan | 2025 | 55.9%55.9%↑+0.3 pp |
| Germany | 2025 | 55.3%55.3%↓−0.3 pp |
| Czechia | 2025 | 53.5%53.5%↓−0.2 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
36 rows for Poland
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Poland
53.5→51.6
Poland: 53.5 (1990) → 51.6 (2025). Difference: −1.9 pp. Peak value of 53.6 in 1991; lowest value of 46.7 in 2007.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 51.6% |
| 2024 | Poland | 51.9% |
| 2023 | Poland | 52.2% |
| 2022 | Poland | 51.6% |
| 2021 | Poland | 51% |
| 2020 | Poland | 49.3% |
| 2019 | Poland | 49.6% |
| 2018 | Poland | 49.9% |
| 2017 | Poland | 49.8% |
| 2016 | Poland | 49.6% |
| 2015 | Poland | 49.5% |
| 2014 | Poland | 49.5% |
| 2013 | Poland | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Poland | 49.4% |
| 2011 | Poland | 49% |
| 2010 | Poland | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Poland | 47.8% |
| 2008 | Poland | 47.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Poland | 46.9% |