Persons employed in manufacturing in Poland

Persons employed in manufacturing in Poland was 2.83 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.8% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons2,829,435
Change on 2023-1.8%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,909,3972022
Series low2,347,5042013

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Persons employed in manufacturing in Poland, 2008 to 2024

2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M2008201120142017202020242008: 2,560,853 persons2009: 2,437,262 persons2010: 2,404,489 persons2011: 2,389,818 persons2012: 2,361,455 persons2013: 2,347,504 persons2014: 2,425,350 persons2015: 2,493,269 persons2016: 2,584,381 persons2017: 2,654,823 persons2018: 2,871,186 persons2019: 2,903,418 persons2020: 2,841,776 persons2021: 2,895,382 persons2022: 2,909,397 persons2023: 2,881,122 persons2024: 2,829,435 persons2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M2008201420242008: 2,560,853 persons2009: 2,437,262 persons2010: 2,404,489 persons2011: 2,389,818 persons2012: 2,361,455 persons2013: 2,347,504 persons2014: 2,425,350 persons2015: 2,493,269 persons2016: 2,584,381 persons2017: 2,654,823 persons2018: 2,871,186 persons2019: 2,903,418 persons2020: 2,841,776 persons2021: 2,895,382 persons2022: 2,909,397 persons2023: 2,881,122 persons2024: 2,829,435 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20242,829,435
20232,881,122
20222,909,397
20212,895,382 Series break
20202,841,776
20192,903,418
20182,871,186 Series break
20172,654,823
20162,584,381
20152,493,269
20142,425,350
20132,347,504
20122,361,455
20112,389,818
20102,404,489
20092,437,262
20082,560,853

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Poland2,829,435
European Union (27)29,962,568

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in manufacturing, Poland, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, Poland, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-manufacturing/poland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in manufacturing, Poland, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-manufacturing/poland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, Poland, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-manufacturing/poland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in manufacturing in Poland?

Persons employed in manufacturing in Poland was 2.83 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.8% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in manufacturing in Poland?

2.91 million in 2022, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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