Austria vs Poland: Age dependency ratio, old

Austria
32.6%
in 2025
Poland
32.0%
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Poland rank
32nd

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Austria
  • Poland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 32.6% against 32.0% in Poland, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 30th and Poland ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 20.6% 10.9% 9.6% Austria
1970s 23.7% 14.1% 9.6% Austria
1980s 22.0% 14.9% 7.1% Austria
1990s 22.5% 16.7% 5.8% Austria
2000s 24.0% 18.6% 5.3% Austria
2010s 27.3% 22.0% 5.2% Austria
2020s 30.5% 29.5% 1.0% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Austria or Poland?
Austria, at 32.6% against 32.0% in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Austria and Poland?
0.6%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Austria and Poland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Austria ranks 30th and Poland ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.