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Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Lubelskie had the highest unemployment rate of 16 regions in 2020, at 5.6%. Wielkopolskie had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Poland was 3.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.6Lubelskie
Lowest1.8Wielkopolskie
Median3.116 regions
Poland3.2History

All regions, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

LubelskieLubelskie: 5.6 %5.6Mazowiecki regionalnyMazowiecki regionalny: 4.7 %4.7PodkarpackiePodkarpackie: 4.3 %4.3ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie: 4.3 %4.3ZachodniopomorskieZachodniopomorskie: 3.4 %3.4DolnośląskieDolnośląskie: 3.2 %3.2PomorskiePomorskie: 3.2 %3.2Kujawsko-pomorskieKujawsko-pomorskie: 3.1 %3.1ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 3.1 %3.1Warmińsko-mazurskieWarmińsko-mazurskie: 3 %3OpolskieOpolskie: 2.8 %2.8PodlaskiePodlaskie: 2.8 %2.8MałopolskieMałopolskie: 2.7 %2.7ŚląskieŚląskie: 2.7 %2.7Warszawski stołecznyWarszawski stołeczny: 2.6 %2.6WielkopolskieWielkopolskie: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lubelskie5.6+0.2 pts
2Mazowiecki regionalny4.7+0.2 pts
3Podkarpackie4.3-0.7 pts
3Świętokrzyskie4.3+0.2 pts
5Zachodniopomorskie3.4+0.3 pts
6Dolnośląskie3.2-0.1 pts
6Pomorskie3.2+0.4 pts
8Kujawsko-pomorskie3.1-0.8 pts
8Łódzkie3.1-0.5 pts
10Warmińsko-mazurskie3-0.3 pts
11Opolskie2.8-0.4 pts
11Podlaskie2.8-0.2 pts
13Małopolskie2.7-0.2 pts
13Śląskie2.7+0.3 pts
15Warszawski stołeczny2.6+0.5 pts
16Wielkopolskie1.8-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Lubelskie, with 5.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Wielkopolskie, with 1.8% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 1 regions have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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