Age dependency ratio in Poland
Poland: Age dependency ratio was 54.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Poland recorded 54.4% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Poland peaked at 64.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2010.
That places Poland 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 55.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 52.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 47.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.2% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 50.5% | 54.4% | 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)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (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 in Poland?
- Age dependency ratio in Poland was 54.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for age dependency ratio?
- Poland ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.