Old-age dependency in Małopolskie

In Małopolskie there were 29.6 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Old-age dependency ratio, by region Unit: People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Małopolskie, 2025 29.6 People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64
Change from 2024 +2.4% 2024: 28.9 per 100
Poland, 2025 32.7 per 100ep (Source flag ep) Country total
Position in 2025 219th of 294 See the full ranking

Old-age dependency in Małopolskie over time

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People aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Old-age dependency ratio, by region (people aged 65+ per 100 aged 15 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period MałopolskiePoland
2025 29.6 per 100 32.7 per 100ep (estimated, provisional)
2024 28.9 per 100 31.8 per 100ep (estimated, provisional)
2023 28.0 per 100ep (estimated, provisional) 30.8 per 100ep (estimated, provisional)
2022 27.3 per 100ep (estimated, provisional) 29.7 per 100ep (estimated, provisional)
2021 26.7 per 100b (break in time series) 28.9 per 100bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 25.7 per 100 27.5 per 100
2019 24.9 per 100 26.4 per 100
2018 24.1 per 100 25.3 per 100
2017 23.2 per 100 24.2 per 100
2016 22.4 per 100 23.1 per 100
2015 21.7 per 100 22.2 per 100
2014 21.1 per 100 21.2 per 100
2013 20.5 per 100 20.4 per 100
2012 20.0 per 100 19.7 per 100
2011 19.6 per 100 19.1 per 100
2010 19.4 per 100 19.1 per 100b (break in time series)
2009 19.2 per 100 18.9 per 100
2008 19.1 per 100 18.9 per 100
2007 19.3 per 100 19.0 per 100
2006 19.3 per 100 18.9 per 100
2005 19.2 per 100 18.7 per 100
2004 19.0 per 100 18.6 per 100
2003 18.8 per 100 18.4 per 100
2002 18.6 per 100 18.2 per 100
2001 18.4 per 100 18.0 per 100

Flags: b break in time series; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.4% from 28.9 per 100 in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 21.7 per 100, the figure has changed by +36.4%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 294 regions with data for 2025, Małopolskie has the 219th highest value.
  • The figure for Poland in 2025 was 32.7 per 100.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_pjanind2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=OLDDEP1 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Małopolskie
Provider update
10 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat