Faroe Islands vs Poland: Old-age dependency ratio

Faroe Islands

28.5%

in 2023

Poland

29.9%

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

45th

Poland rank

42nd

Old-age dependency ratio over time

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.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).