Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland
Poland: Share of female researchers by sector of performance was 36.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage based on head count (HC).
Analysis
In 2023, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland stood at 36.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland peaked at 39.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 33rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage based on head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.1% | — |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.4% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.8% | 36.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More science & technology data for Poland
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 508.37 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 114.33 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 3,864 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland?
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Poland was 36.0% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for share of female researchers by sector of performance?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of female researchers by sector of performance rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of female researchers by sector of performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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