Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Poland

Population aged 65 and over in Poland in 2025 — 7,561,836 people. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 342.7%.

2025 7.56M people +2.68% vs 2024
World rank 22of 217
Period maximum 7.56M people2025
Period minimum 1.71M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Poland, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,708,309 people1962: 1,868,108 people1964: 2,051,215 people1966: 2,263,284 people1968: 2,488,515 people1970: 2,689,972 people1972: 2,898,252 people1974: 3,130,410 people1976: 3,340,225 people1978: 3,513,896 people1980: 3,601,892 people1982: 3,549,103 people1984: 3,490,849 people1986: 3,536,668 people1988: 3,673,455 people1990: 3,851,746 people1992: 4,010,040 people1994: 4,187,464 people1996: 4,393,231 people1998: 4,568,439 people2000: 4,684,451 people2002: 4,848,451 people2004: 4,986,485 people2006: 5,102,218 people2008: 5,150,985 people2010: 5,162,707 people2012: 5,338,214 people2014: 5,657,211 people2016: 6,042,146 people2018: 6,461,237 people2020: 6,781,364 people2022: 7,003,208 people2024: 7,364,274 people2025: 7,561,836 people
Change over the period: +5.85M (+342.65%) Average annual rate: 2.32 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Poland 7.56M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Eastern Europe computed 53.16M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.56M +197,562 +2.68%
2024 7.36M +187,893 +2.62%
2023 7.18M +173,173 +2.47%
2022 7M +148,588 +2.17%
2021 6.85M +73,256 +1.08%
2020 6.78M +115,226 +1.73%
2019 6.67M +204,901 +3.17%
2018 6.46M +208,326 +3.33%
2017 6.25M +210,765 +3.49%
2016 6.04M +200,773 +3.44%
2015 5.84M +184,162 +3.26%
2014 5.66M +167,698 +3.05%
2013 5.49M +151,299 +2.83%
2012 5.34M +119,921 +2.3%
2011 5.22M +55,586 +1.08%
2010 5.16M −5,129 −0.1%
2009 5.17M +16,851 +0.33%
2008 5.15M +18,292 +0.36%
2007 5.13M +30,475 +0.6%
2006 5.1M +51,101 +1.01%
2005 5.05M +64,632 +1.3%
2004 4.99M +67,881 +1.38%
2003 4.92M +70,153 +1.45%
2002 4.85M +80,745 +1.69%
2001 4.77M +83,255 +1.78%
2000 4.68M +35,866 +0.77%
1999 4.65M +80,146 +1.75%
1998 4.57M +82,906 +1.85%
1997 4.49M +92,302 +2.1%
1996 4.39M +102,138 +2.38%
1995 4.29M +103,629 +2.47%
1994 4.19M +94,110 +2.3%
1993 4.09M +83,314 +2.08%
1992 4.01M +73,970 +1.88%
1991 3.94M +84,324 +2.19%
1990 3.85M +89,460 +2.38%
1989 3.76M +88,831 +2.42%
1988 3.67M +85,000 +2.37%
1987 3.59M +51,787 +1.46%
1986 3.54M +27,556 +0.79%
1985 3.51M +18,263 +0.52%
1984 3.49M −16,005 −0.46%
1983 3.51M −42,249 −1.19%
1982 3.55M −30,799 −0.86%
1981 3.58M −21,990 −0.61%
1980 3.6M +23,417 +0.65%
1979 3.58M +64,579 +1.84%
1978 3.51M +80,018 +2.33%
1977 3.43M +93,653 +2.8%
1976 3.34M +97,106 +2.99%
1975 3.24M +112,709 +3.6%
1974 3.13M +113,980 +3.78%
1973 3.02M +118,178 +4.08%
1972 2.9M +114,255 +4.1%
1971 2.78M +94,025 +3.5%
1970 2.69M +95,331 +3.67%
1969 2.59M +106,126 +4.26%
1968 2.49M +113,614 +4.78%
1967 2.37M +111,617 +4.93%
1966 2.26M +109,838 +5.1%
1965 2.15M +102,231 +4.98%
1964 2.05M +93,543 +4.78%
1963 1.96M +89,564 +4.79%
1962 1.87M +81,423 +4.56%
1961 1.79M +78,376 +4.59%
1960 1.71M

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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