Annual working hours vs. productivity in Poland
Poland: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,807 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Poland, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1,807 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Poland peaked at 1,875 hours per worker in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,779 hours per worker, in 2020.
Poland ranks 83rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,862 hours per worker | 1,858 hours per worker | 1,875 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,854 hours per worker | 1,834 hours per worker | 1,861 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,787 hours per worker | 1,831 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,779 hours per worker | 1,828 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,830 hours per worker compare
- 81 Venezuela 1,829 hours per worker compare
- 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
- 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Gross national expenditure 97.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 682.94 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.7% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.01 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.78 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 652.79 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 181.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 50.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.01 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Poland?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Poland was 1,807 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,875 hours per worker in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,779 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Poland ranks 83rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.