North Macedonia vs Poland: Age dependency ratio
North Macedonia
54.0%
in 2025
Poland
54.4%
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
120th
Poland rank
117th
Age dependency ratio over time
- North Macedonia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 54.4% against 54.0% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 120th and Poland ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3% | 61.2% | 9.1% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 59.6% | 51.7% | 7.9% | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 53.4% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 42.9% | 4.3% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 2.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.6% | 0.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, North Macedonia or Poland?
- Poland, at 54.4% against 54.0% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between North Macedonia and Poland?
- 0.4%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Poland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- North Macedonia ranks 120th and Poland ranks 117th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.