Faroe Islands vs Poland: Age dependency breakdown

Faroe Islands
28.5%
in 2023
Poland
29.9%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
45th
Poland rank
42nd

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 29.9% against 28.5% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 45th and Poland ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).