Malta vs Poland: Old-age dependency ratio
Malta
29.5%
in 2023
Poland
29.9%
in 2023
Malta rank
44th
Poland rank
42nd
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Malta
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 29.9% against 29.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.2% | 8.5% | 3.7% | Malta |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 10.9% | 2.2% | Malta |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.9% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.7% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.0% | 3.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.5% | 0.4% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Malta or Poland?
- Poland, at 29.9% against 29.5% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Malta and Poland?
- 0.4%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Poland rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Malta ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).