Age dependency ratio, young in Poland
Poland: Age dependency ratio, young was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Poland stood at 22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Poland peaked at 55.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2010.
Poland ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 43.2% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.5% | 36.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.5% | 37.0% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 29.7% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 21.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 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, young in Poland?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Poland was 22.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Poland ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.