Population ages 65 and above in Poland
Poland: Population ages 65 and above was 20.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Poland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above in Poland stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Poland peaked at 20.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1960.
Poland ranks 31st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 7.1% | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Poland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.8258 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Poland?
- Population ages 65 and above in Poland was 20.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1960.
- How does Poland rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.