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Employment> Poland Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.1% (2023) [21/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) 68.7% (2023) [27/34countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-44) 94.2% (2023) [13/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 35-44) 85.3% (2023) [16/34countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 60-64) 63.3% (2023) [24/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 60-64) 25.1% (2023) [31/34countries] % of those who think that the employment of elderly people is good for the country's economy 17.9% (2015) [14/14countries] % of those who think that the employment of elderly people takes jobs away from younger people 68.9% (2015) [1/14countries] Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 8.3% (2022) [6/38countries] Employment in industry (% of total employment) 30.8% (2022) [4/38countries] Employment in services (% of total employment) 60.9% (2022) [37/38countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male and female 42.1% (2023) [9/35countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male 43.5% (2023) [8/35countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: female 40.4% (2023) [8/35countries] % of men who prefer a full time job 76.0% (2015) [7/27countries] % of women who prefer a full time job 61.0% (2015) [5/27countries] Gender equality> Poland Gender Gap Index (world ranking) 51 (2024) [29/38countries] % of those who think that it is important that women have the same rights as men 96.0% (2019) [13/21countries] % of those who think that men have a better life 37.8% (2019) [18/21countries] % of those who think that women have a better life 5.6% (2019) [20/21countries] % of those who think that women will eventually have the same rights as men 85.1% (2019) [11/21countries] Share of female managers 43.3% (2023) [2/33countries] % of those who think that men should have a job priority 44.7% (2019) [5/21countries] % of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job 49.1% (2012) [8/24countries] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to household income (5 choices) 76.1% (2012) [14/24countries] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to work and family 72.1% (2019) [16/21countries] % of those who think that being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay (5 choices) 46.0% (2012) [7/24countries] % of those who think that what most women really want is a home and children 41.7% (2012) [8/24countries] % of those who think that working mothers have no bad influence over children (5 choices) 62.9% (2012) [18/24countries] % of those who do not think that a pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works 39.4% (2012) [15/24countries] % of those who think that the mother and the father should each take half of paid parental leave 33.3% (2012) [12/31countries] % of those who think that the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it. 32.7% (2012) [22/31countries] % of those who think that the mother should take the entire paid parental leave 33.6% (2012) [11/31countries] % of those who think that no paid parental leave is necessary 1.0% (2012) [31/31countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age 13.2% (2012) [18/31countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 19.2% (2012) [6/31countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work part-time when they have a child under school age 2.7% (2012) [26/31countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age 59.0% (2012) [2/31countries] % of those who think that mother should stay at home and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 45.8% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who think that mother should work part-time and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 31.7% (2012) [26/31countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that both mother and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 25.6% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that father stay at home and mother work full-time when they have a child under school age 41.9% (2012) [13/30countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that mother stay at home and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 12.7% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school 54.7% (2012) [9/31countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school 13.9% (2012) [6/31countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 49.6% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 48.7% (2012) [9/31countries] Self-employment> Poland Self-employment rate, total 20.0% (2023) [7/30countries] Self-employment rate, men 24.8% (2023) [6/26countries] Self-employment rate, women 14.5% (2023) [7/26countries] Non-regular employment> Poland Part-time employment - total 4 (2023) [32/34countries] Part-time employment - male 2 (2023) [31/34countries] Part-time employment - female 7 (2023) [31/34countries] Temporary employment - male as % of dependent employment 14.4% (2023) [9/34countries] Temporary employment - female as % of dependent employment 16.5% (2023) [10/34countries] Temporary employment - 15-24 years as % of dependent employment 58.0% (2023) [2/34countries] % of those willing to accept temporary employment to avoid unemployment 55.2% (2015) [21/27countries] Side business> Poland % of those who do any work for additional income in addition to their main job 14.1% (2015) [19/27countries] Recruitment and job change> Poland % of those who think that it would be easy to find a job 10.4% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who would turn down another job that offered quite a bit more pay in order to stay with the current organization 16.1% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who would change their present type of work for something different if given the chance 46.9% (2015) [1/27countries] % of those who think that it is likely that they will try to find a job with another firm or organization within the next 12 months 25.6% (2015) [14/27countries] % of those who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 21.1% (2015) [27/27countries] % of the men who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 19.4% (2015) [26/27countries] % of the women who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 22.4% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 45.0% (2015) [7/27countries] % of the men who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 45.0% (2015) [7/27countries] % of the women who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 45.0% (2015) [7/27countries] Work preference> Poland % of those who think that job security is very important in a job 66.7% (2015) [7/27countries] % of those who think that high income is very important in a job 48.1% (2015) [2/27countries] % of those who think that good opportunities for advancement is very important in a job 28.4% (2015) [9/27countries] % of those who think that being interesting is very important in a job 44.3% (2015) [21/27countries] % of those who think that working independently is very important in a job 28.2% (2015) [16/27countries] % of those who think that helping other people is very important in a job 21.2% (2015) [18/27countries] % of those who think that being useful to society is very important in a job 21.2% (2015) [20/27countries] % of those who think that deciding times or days of work is very important in a job 18.4% (2015) [15/27countries] % of those who think that it is important for a job to involve personal contact with other people 17.6% (2015) [24/27countries] % of those who think that their job is secure 42.6% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives high income 9.8% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives high opportunities for advancement 9.9% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who think that their job is interesting 44.6% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who think that they can work independently 37.8% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who think that they can help other people in their job 44.5% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who think that their job is useful to society 61.4% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives personal contact with other people 80.3% (2015) [25/27countries] Unemployment> Poland Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male and female 2.8% (2023) [34/38countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male 2.8% (2023) [34/38countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, female 2.9% (2023) [34/38countries] Unemployment rate: 20-24 years old, male and female 10.4% (2023) [19/38countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male and female 26.9% (2023) [17/37countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male 27.7% (2023) [16/37countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, female 26.0% (2023) [14/37countries] % of those who worry about the possibility of losing your job a great deal or to some extent 29.7% (2015) [10/27countries] % of those willing to move within the country not to lose job 17.2% (2015) [21/27countries] % of those willing to move to a different country not to lose job 15.6% (2015) [20/27countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in the policy against unemployment 20.2% (2006) [13/25countries] Labor policy> Poland Public expenditure for active labor policy, % of GDP 0.32% (2019) [22/38countries] Working time> Poland Average annual hours actually worked per worker 1,803 (2023) [9/38countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men and women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 259.6 (2013) [16/30countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 314.8 (2013) [14/30countries] Time spent for paid work or study (women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 203.2 (2013) [18/30countries] Time spent for commuting (men and women, minutes per day per person) 26.9 (2013) [17/30countries] Time spent for commuting (men, minutes per day per person) 31.5 (2013) [17/30countries] Time spent for commuting (women, minutes per day per person) 22.1 (2013) [18/30countries] % of those willing to accept longer commuting to avoid unemployment 57.1% (2015) [7/27countries] % of those who prefer to work longer hours and earn more money 45.1% (2015) [4/27countries] % of those who prefer to work the same number of hours and earn the same money 52.7% (2015) [24/27countries] % of those who prefer to work fewer hours and earn less money 2.2% (2015) [23/27countries] % of those who would like to have more time in a job 14.6% (2007) [18/24countries] % of those who would like to have less time in a job 34.9% (2007) [17/24countries] % of those who always/ often work at home during usual working hours 11.6% (2015) [16/26countries] % of those who always/ often work on weekends 34.3% (2015) [8/26countries] % of those who have a regular schedule or shift 80.6% (2015) [5/27countries] % of those who cannot decide themselves when to start/ finish work 61.1% (2015) [4/27countries] % of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work 38.9% (2015) [24/27countries] % of those who can decide themselves how to organize work 28.9% (2015) [11/27countries] % of those who enjoy 5 or less days of leave 33.4% (2007) [16/24countries] % of those who enjoy more than 20 days of leave 36.5% (2007) [7/24countries] % of those who can take an hour or two off during working hours 51.4% (2015) [23/27countries] Wages> Poland Minimum relative to average (mean) wages of full-time workers 44.6% (2023) [15/30countries] Minimum relative to median wages of full-time workers 54.7% (2023) [14/30countries] Gender wage gap at median 10.2% (2022) [22/37countries] % of those who think that men have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 59.2% (2019) [16/21countries] % of those who think that women have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 6.2% (2019) [4/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 34.6% (2019) [8/21countries] % of those who are optimistic about the availability of well-paying jobs 53.3% (2019) [7/21countries] % of those who think their pay is less than is just 73.8% (2009) [3/30countries] % of those willing to accept lower pay to avoid unemployment 42.8% (2015) [17/27countries] % of those who think that whether the job requires supervising others is important in deciding pay 89.6% (1999) [12/20countries] % of those who think how long the person has been with the firm is important in deciding pay 85.8% (1997) [2/18countries] % of those who think what is needed to support a family is very important in deciding pay 31.1% (2009) [25/30countries] % of those who think how hard he or she works at the job is very important in deciding pay 81.1% (2009) [11/30countries] Work motivation> Poland % of those who often arrive at work too tired to function well because of the household work 5.0% (2012) [8/31countries] % of those who often find it difficult to concentrate at work because of family responsibilities 4.4% (2012) [7/31countries] Degree of job satisfaction 3.84 (2015) [26/27countries] % of those satisfied with job (5 choices)* 47.5% (Ž¿–â�F‘S‘Ì“I‚É‚Ý‚Ä�A‚ ‚È‚½‚ÍŒ»�Ý‚ÌŽdŽ–‚É‚Ç‚Ì’ö“x–ž‘«‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·‚©�B ‘I‘ðŽˆ�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v�u‚Ç‚¿‚ç‚Å‚à‚È‚¢�v�u•s–ž�v�u”ñ�í‚É•s–ž�v ƒf�[ƒ^�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v‚ÌŠ„�‡) [20/12countries] % of those who always/ often find work stressful 34.7% (2015) [15/27countries] % of those who agree to the idea that a job is just a way of earning money 46.9% (2015) [6/27countries] % of those who agree to the idea that they would enjoy having a paid job even if they did not need the money 59.1% (2015) [15/27countries] % of those who would work hard to complete their daily tasks, even if they are slightly sick or when there is another legitimate reason for taking a break 96.9% (2009) [1/12countries] % of those who would perform to the best of their ability even on a task that they do not like 97.6% (2009) [1/12countries] % of those who would work hard to maintain their performance on a task, even if the task takes a long time to start producing any results 97.9% (2009) [1/12countries] % of men who prefer no paid job at all 10.9% (2015) [4/27countries] % of women who prefer no paid job at all 18.4% (2015) [2/27countries] Skills> Poland % of those who can make much use of their past work experience and /or job skills in their present job 53.1% (2015) [25/27countries] % of those who have got training to improve job skills over the past 12 months 34.3% (2015) [23/27countries] % of those willing to accept a job that requires new skills to avoid unemployment 80.0% (2015) [21/27countries] Workplace> Poland % of those who describe relations at their workplace between workmates/colleagues as good 78.0% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who often share work-related information with co-workers 51.6% (2011-2017) [23/28countries] % of those who often learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors 19.0% (2011-2017) [24/28countries] % of those who are willing to work harder than they have to in order to help their firm/ organization succeed 32.9% (2015) [26/27countries] % of those who are proud to be working for the current firm or organization 41.8% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who have been discriminated against with regard to work 27.8% (2015) [1/27countries] % of the men who have been discriminated against with regard to work 28.3% (2015) [1/27countries] % of the women who have been discriminated against with regard to work 27.4% (2015) [1/27countries] % of those who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 9.6% (2015) [20/27countries] % of the men who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 7.5% (2015) [20/27countries] % of the women who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 11.5% (2015) [18/27countries] Industrial relations> Poland % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association 5.9% (2014) [25/26countries] Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 43,390 (2022) [14/29countries] % of those who think that workers need strong trade unions to protect their interests 68.4% (2015) [14/27countries] % of those who think that strong trade unions are bad for the economy of their country 16.4% (2015) [14/27countries] % of those who describe relations at their workplace between management and employees as good 59.9% (2015) [24/27countries] Work accident> Poland % of those who always/ often have to do hard physical work 57.4% (2015) [1/27countries] Housework> Poland Time spent for routine housework (men and women, minutes per day per person) 135.3 (2013) [6/30countries] Time spent for routine housework (men, minutes per day per person) 93.5 (2013) [7/30countries] Time spent for routine housework (women, minutes per day per person) 178.1 (2013) [9/30countries] Time spent for shopping (men and women, minutes per day per person) 25.0 (2013) [11/30countries] Time spent for shopping (men, minutes per day per person) 19.6 (2013) [12/30countries] Time spent for shopping (women, minutes per day per person) 30.3 (2013) [10/30countries] Time spent for child care (men and women, minutes per day per person) 38.3 (2013) [1/25countries] Time spent for child care (men, minutes per day per person) 22.0 (2013) [2/25countries] Time spent for child care (women, minutes per day per person) 54.6 (2013) [1/25countries] % of those who would like to have more time doing household work 24.7% (2007) [5/22countries] % of those who would like to have less time doing household work 15.6% (2007) [24/24countries] % of men who think that they do less than their fair share of the household work 36.4% (2012) [25/31countries] % of women who think that they do more than their fair share of the household work 56.0% (2012) [16/31countries] % of women who say that they prepare meals 74.9% (2012) [11/31countries] % of those who say that both partners prepare meals 20.0% (2012) [19/31countries] % of women who say that they do the laundry of the family 88.3% (2012) [5/31countries] % of those who say that both partners do the laundry of the family 9.1% (2012) [22/31countries] % of women who say that they clean the house 70.3% (2012) [17/31countries] % of those who say that both partners clean the house 24.9% (2012) [15/31countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over how to raise children 7.1% (2019) [4/21countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over how to raise children 48.1% (2019) [7/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over how to raise children 44.8% (2019) [15/21countries] % of men who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 2.9% (2012) [17/31countries] % of women who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 66.7% (2012) [1/31countries] % of those who think private childcare providers should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 7.4% (2012) [16/31countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 77.3% (2012) [5/31countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 83.2% (2012) [1/31countries] % of those who think private providers should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 3.0% (2012) [23/31countries] % of those who think that the elderly people themselves or their family should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people 52.6% (2012) [5/31countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 49.6% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 48.7% (2012) [9/31countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over household finances 23.4% (2019) [10/21countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over household finances 28.2% (2019) [2/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over household finances 48.4% (2019) [17/21countries] % of women who say that they manage all the money of their family 8.4% (2012) [18/31countries] % of men who say that they manage all the money of their family 5.0% (2012) [24/31countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage all the money of their family 70.1% (2012) [2/31countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage part of the money of their family 7.8% (2012) [24/31countries] % of those who say that each partner manages their own money 8.0% (2012) [19/31countries] % of women who say that they shop for groceries 40.6% (2012) [29/31countries] % of men who say that they shop for groceries 11.7% (2012) [22/31countries] % of those who say that both partners shop for groceries 46.7% (2012) [9/31countries] % of men who say that they make small repairs in the household 89.2% (2012) [5/31countries] % of those who say that both partners make small repairs in the household 4.3% (2012) [31/31countries] % of men who say that they choose weekend activities 5.1% (2012) [26/31countries] % of women who say that they choose weekend activities 17.8% (2012) [6/31countries] % of those who say that both partners choose weekend activities together 61.0% (2012) [3/31countries] % of those who often come home from work too tired to do the chores 27.5% (2012) [5/31countries] % of those who often work too long to fulfil family responsibilities 21.5% (2012) [2/31countries] % of those who always/ often feel that job interfere with family life 11.0% (2015) [22/27countries] % of those who always/ often feel that family life interfere with job 6.1% (2015) [12/27countries] Voluntary activities> Poland % of those who take part in voluntary work once a month or more 7.6% (2011-2017) [26/28countries] % of those who never take part in voluntary work 80.6% (2011-2017) [4/28countries] Time spent for volunteering (men and women, minutes per day per person) 0.6 (2013) [24/28countries] Time spent for volunteering (men, minutes per day per person) 0.7 (2013) [22/28countries] Time spent for volunteering (women, minutes per day per person) 0.5 (2013) [22/28countries]