Age dependency ratio, old in Poland
Poland: Age dependency ratio, old was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Poland stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Poland peaked at 32.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
That places Poland 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 27.2% | 32.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Poland
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 208,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 219,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 208,596 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 11.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 219,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 211,467 (2025)
- Population, female 18.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 203,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Poland?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Poland was 32.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Poland ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.