Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland

Poland: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.6152 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.6152
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
30th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6152
in 2019
All-time low
0.4002
in 2009
Years of data
21
1997–2019

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.5071998: 0.4951999: 0.4842000: 0.4672001: 0.4592002: 0.4522003: 0.4332004: 0.4342005: 0.4152006: 0.4122007: 0.4052008: 0.4012009: 0.42010: 0.4022011: 0.4132012: 0.4172013: 0.4312014: 0.4372015: 0.4622016: 0.472019: 0.615

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.6152 for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland peaked at 0.6152 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4002, in 2009.

Poland ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 0.5071
1998 0.4948 -2.4%
1999 0.4839 -2.2%
2000 0.467 -3.5%
2001 0.4588 -1.8%
2002 0.4522 -1.4%
2003 0.4335 -4.2%
2004 0.434 +0.1%
2005 0.4154 -4.3%
2006 0.4118 -0.9%
2007 0.4048 -1.7%
2008 0.4014 -0.8%
2009 0.4002 -0.3%
2010 0.4017 +0.4%
2011 0.4129 +2.8%
2012 0.4168 +0.9%
2013 0.4307 +3.3%
2014 0.4366 +1.4%
2015 0.4621 +5.8%
2016 0.4695 +1.6%
2019 0.6152 +31.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.6152 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5226, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.6152 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.52, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +31.0% 0.4695 0.6152

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4953 0.4839 0.5071 3
2000s 0.4279 0.4002 0.467 10
2010s 0.4557 0.4017 0.6152 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 27 Panama 0.6248 compare
  2. 28 Zambia 0.6218 compare
  3. 29 Djibouti 0.6184 compare
  4. 31 Ecuador 0.6025 compare
  5. 32 Honduras 0.5966 compare
  6. 33 Bangladesh 0.5952 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Poland was 0.6152 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6152 in 2019.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4002 in 2009.
How does Poland rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Poland ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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