Poles do not need a long vacation? A surprising survey

Although a statistical Pole has 26 days of vacation at his disposal (this is one of the longest dimensions in the European Union), most of us do not need long holidays. This is confirmed by the results of the Provident barometer.

A week of vacation is enough for Poles

Up to 42.1 percent Study participants declare that a week of leave is enough for them. Another 14.2 percent He prefers holidays lasting more than a week, but less than 2 weeks. Nearly a third of respondents need a two -week rest (29.1 percent).

– Poles are often said to be a busy people and it is actually reflected in the results of our barometer. Only about half of the respondents (51.9 percent), who are entitled to leave, declare with full conviction that he wants to use all the days off this year – comments Karolina Łuczak, spokeswoman for Provident Polska.

Meanwhile, according to the study published by the Journal of Happiness Studies, the optimal vacation length is 8 days. The highest level of well -being and satisfaction with rest, the participants of the study declared the eighth day.

We are at the forefront of the longest working

The data of Eurostat cited by Providentat shows that the working week of the average Pole lasts 38.9 hours. This is the third highest results in the European Union. Only Greeks and Bulgarians work longer than us on the other side are the Dutch, whose work week lasts only 32.1 hours. The European average is 36 hours.

Poles’ favorite places on vacation depend, among others from age. Almost 50 percent The participants of the study declares that they are best relaxed in a tourist town. This is the most frequently indicated answer in every age group, except for the youngest. It turns out that for respondents at the age of 18-24, the dream place of rest is … home.

– It seems that the popularity of this form of rest may depend on different factors – perhaps representatives of the generation of the generation do not have financial resources that allow them to travel, and perhaps decide about this form of spending holidays, because at home they can easily use technologies or computer games that accompany them from an early age – explains Karolina Łuczak.

– The Z gene may have completely different needs related to rest than older generations. This is a generation that redefines the labor market, and since they show a different approach to professional matters, it can be assessed with high probability that this “freshness” looks also translate into other aspects of life, including rest – he adds.

The Provident barometer is a cyclical study of Poles that allows a better understanding of consumers’ financial behavior and decisions. The study was carried out by Danae sp. Z o. CAWI method at a sample of n = 1001 adult Poles, in June 2025.