Paraguay vs Poland: Age dependency ratio
Paraguay
54.1%
in 2025
Poland
54.4%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
119th
Poland rank
117th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Paraguay
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 54.4% against 54.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 119th and Poland ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.7% | 61.2% | 38.6% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 92.2% | 51.7% | 40.5% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 53.4% | 29.5% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 51.3% | 29.8% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 42.9% | 25.4% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 43.9% | 12.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.6% | 1.7% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Paraguay or Poland?
- Poland, at 54.4% against 54.1% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Paraguay and Poland?
- 0.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Poland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Paraguay ranks 119th 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.