Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Poland

Share of population aged 65 and over in Poland in 2025 — 20.8%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15 pp.

2025 20.8% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 217
Period maximum 20.8%2025
Period minimum 5.8%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Poland, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.8%1962: 6.2%1964: 6.6%1966: 7.1%1968: 7.7%1970: 8.2%1972: 8.8%1974: 9.3%1976: 9.7%1978: 10%1980: 10.1%1982: 9.8%1984: 9.5%1986: 9.4%1988: 9.7%1990: 10.1%1992: 10.5%1994: 10.9%1996: 11.4%1998: 11.8%2000: 12.2%2002: 12.7%2004: 13.1%2006: 13.4%2008: 13.5%2010: 13.6%2012: 14%2014: 14.9%2016: 15.9%2018: 17%2020: 18.1%2022: 19%2024: 20.1%2025: 20.8%
Change over the period: +15 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 20.8%
World 10.4%
Eastern Europe computed 18.9%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.8 +0.6 pp
2024 20.1 +0.6 pp
2023 19.6 +0.5 pp
2022 19 +0.5 pp
2021 18.5 +0.5 pp
2020 18.1 +0.5 pp
2019 17.6 +0.5 pp
2018 17 +0.5 pp
2017 16.5 +0.6 pp
2016 15.9 +0.5 pp
2015 15.4 +0.5 pp
2014 14.9 +0.5 pp
2013 14.4 +0.4 pp
2012 14 +0.3 pp
2011 13.7 +0.1 pp
2010 13.6 +0 pp
2009 13.5 +0 pp
2008 13.5 +0 pp
2007 13.5 +0.1 pp
2006 13.4 +0.1 pp
2005 13.2 +0.2 pp
2004 13.1 +0.2 pp
2003 12.9 +0.2 pp
2002 12.7 +0.2 pp
2001 12.5 +0.2 pp
2000 12.2 +0.2 pp
1999 12 +0.2 pp
1998 11.8 +0.2 pp
1997 11.6 +0.2 pp
1996 11.4 +0.3 pp
1995 11.1 +0.3 pp
1994 10.9 +0.2 pp
1993 10.6 +0.2 pp
1992 10.5 +0.2 pp
1991 10.3 +0.2 pp
1990 10.1 +0.2 pp
1989 9.9 +0.2 pp
1988 9.7 +0.2 pp
1987 9.5 +0.1 pp
1986 9.4 +0 pp
1985 9.4 −0 pp
1984 9.5 −0.1 pp
1983 9.6 −0.2 pp
1982 9.8 −0.2 pp
1981 10 −0.2 pp
1980 10.1 −0 pp
1979 10.2 +0.1 pp
1978 10 +0.2 pp
1977 9.9 +0.2 pp
1976 9.7 +0.2 pp
1975 9.5 +0.2 pp
1974 9.3 +0.3 pp
1973 9 +0.3 pp
1972 8.8 +0.3 pp
1971 8.5 +0.3 pp
1970 8.2 +0.3 pp
1969 8 +0.3 pp
1968 7.7 +0.3 pp
1967 7.4 +0.3 pp
1966 7.1 +0.3 pp
1965 6.8 +0.3 pp
1964 6.6 +0.2 pp
1963 6.4 +0.2 pp
1962 6.2 +0.2 pp
1961 6 +0.2 pp
1960 5.8

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.