Netherlands vs Poland: Age dependency ratio, old
Netherlands
32.5%
in 2025
Poland
32.0%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
31st
Poland rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 32.5% against 32.0% in Poland, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 31st and Poland ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 10.9% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 14.1% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 14.9% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 16.7% | 2.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.6% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.0% | 4.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 29.5% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 32.5% against 32.0% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Netherlands ranks 31st and Poland ranks 32nd of 218 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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About this data
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.