Data / Rankings / Employment rate / Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)

Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Warszawski stołeczny had the highest employment rate of 17 regions in 2017, at 79.9%. Warmińsko-mazurskie had the lowest, at 65.6%. The median was 70% and the figure for Poland was 70%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest79.9Warszawski stołeczny
Lowest65.6Warmińsko-mazurskie
Median7017 regions
Poland70History

All regions, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 79.9 %79.9WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 74 %74ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 73.4 %73.4PomorskiePomorskie: 72.7 %72.7MałopolskieMałopolskie: 71.2 %71.2OpolskieOpolskie: 71.1 %71.1PodlaskiePodlaskie: 71.1 %71.1DolnośląskieDolnośląskie: 70.7 %70.7LubuskieLubuskie: 70 %70Mazowiecki regionalnyMazowiecki regionalny: 69.9 %69.9ŚląskieŚląskie: 68.6 %68.6LubelskieLubelskie: 68.2 %68.2PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 68.2 %68.2Kujawsko-pomorskieKujawsko-pomorskie: 68.1 %68.1ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie: 67.9 %67.9ZachodniopomorskieZachodniopomorskie: 67.5 %67.5Warmińsko-mazurskieWarmińsko-mazurskie: 65.6 %65.6
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Warszawski stołeczny79.9+1 pts
2Wielkopolskie74+2.5 pts
3Łódzkie73.4+2.1 pts
4Pomorskie72.7+2.1 pts
5Małopolskie71.2+1.3 pts
6Opolskie71.1+2 pts
6Podlaskie71.1+0.8 pts
8Dolnośląskie70.7+0.7 pts
9Lubuskie70+1.3 pts
10Mazowiecki regionalny69.9+1.2 pts
11Śląskie68.6+1.7 pts
12Lubelskie68.2+1 pts
12Podkarpackie68.2+1.6 pts
14Kujawsko-pomorskie68.1+1.4 pts
15Świętokrzyskie67.9+1 pts
16Zachodniopomorskie67.5+2.7 pts
17Warmińsko-mazurskie65.6+2.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Regions of Poland by employment rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"employment_rate","level":"region","within":"Poland","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=employment_rate&level=region&within=Poland&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which region has the highest employment rate?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 79.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Warmińsko-mazurskie, with 65.6% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Employment rate: other rankings

Regions of Poland (NUTS 2): more rankings