Poland Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Poland vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Poland	World
1960	26.6	22.5
1961	26.8	22.5
1962	26.9	22.4
1963	27.1	22.2
1964	27.3	22
1965	27.5	21.8
1966	27.7	21.7
1967	27.8	21.6
1968	28	21.5
1969	28.1	21.5
1970	28.2	21.4
1971	28.4	21.4
1972	28.5	21.5
1973	28.5	21.5
1974	28.6	21.6
1975	28.6	21.7
1976	28.7	21.9
1977	28.9	22
1978	29.1	22.2
1979	29.3	22.3
1980	29.5	22.5
1981	29.8	22.6
1982	30.1	22.7
1983	30.3	22.9
1984	30.6	23
1985	30.8	23.2
1986	31.1	23.3
1987	31.4	23.4
1988	31.7	23.6
1989	32.1	23.8
1990	32.4	23.9
1991	32.6	24.1
1992	32.9	24.3
1993	33.2	24.5
1994	33.5	24.7
1995	33.9	25
1996	34.2	25.2
1997	34.4	25.4
1998	34.7	25.7
1999	35	25.9
2000	35.2	26.1
2001	35.5	26.3
2002	35.8	26.5
2003	36	26.7
2004	36.3	27
2005	36.6	27.2
2006	36.9	27.4
2007	37.2	27.6
2008	37.5	27.8
2009	37.8	28
2010	38.1	28.2
2011	38.2	28.4
2012	38.4	28.6
2013	38.7	28.9
2014	39	29.1
2015	39.3	29.3
2016	39.7	29.5
2017	40	29.8
2018	40.4	30
2019	40.8	30.3
2020	41.1	30.6
2021	41.5	30.8
2022	41.9	31
2023	42.4	31.3
2024	42.9	31.6
2025	43.5	31.9
2026	44	32.1
2027	44.5	32.3
2028	45	32.6
2029	45.5	32.8
2030	46	33
2031	46.5	33.2
2032	47	33.4
2033	47.5	33.6
2034	47.9	33.8
2035	48.4	34
2036	48.8	34.2
2037	49.2	34.4
2038	49.6	34.6
2039	50	34.8
2040	50.3	35
2041	50.7	35.2
2042	51	35.4
2043	51.3	35.6
2044	51.6	35.8
2045	51.8	36
2046	52.1	36.2
2047	52.3	36.4
2048	52.4	36.6
2049	52.6	36.8
2050	52.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Poland was 26.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 42.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 42nd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Poland ranks 30th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Poland is expected to increase to around 52.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Poland demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Poland
	Male	Female
0-4	2.24%	2.12%
5-9	2.6%	2.46%
10-14	2.76%	2.62%
15-19	2.66%	2.53%
20-24	2.41%	2.31%
25-29	2.87%	2.75%
30-34	3.47%	3.33%
35-39	4.05%	3.92%
40-44	4.31%	4.2%
45-49	3.93%	3.87%
50-54	3.29%	3.31%
55-59	2.8%	2.92%
60-64	2.91%	3.22%
65-69	2.96%	3.59%
70-74	2.41%	3.27%
75-79	1.44%	2.21%
80+	1.33%	2.94%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Poland has low demographic potential with 37.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 176/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Poland			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	64.4%	54.9%	9.47%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	64.9%	55%	9.83%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	64.4%	54.3%	10.1%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	63.5%	53.1%	10.4%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	62.4%	51.7%	10.7%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	61.3%	50.2%	11%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	59.9%	48.5%	11.4%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	58.5%	46.7%	11.8%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	57%	44.9%	12.1%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	55.6%	43.2%	12.4%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	54.1%	41.4%	12.7%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	52.8%	39.8%	13%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	51.8%	38.5%	13.3%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	51.1%	37.4%	13.7%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	50.6%	36.6%	14%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	50.6%	36.2%	14.4%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	50.8%	36.1%	14.7%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	51.2%	36.2%	15%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	51.6%	36.3%	15.2%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	52%	36.6%	15.4%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	52.4%	37%	15.4%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	52.5%	37.3%	15.2%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	52.7%	37.7%	15%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	52.9%	38.2%	14.7%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	53.2%	38.8%	14.5%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	53.7%	39.2%	14.5%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	54%	39.5%	14.5%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	54.3%	39.3%	15%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	54.3%	39%	15.3%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	54%	38.5%	15.6%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	53.7%	37.9%	15.8%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	53.2%	37.2%	16%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	52.7%	36.4%	16.2%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	52.1%	35.6%	16.5%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	51.4%	34.6%	16.8%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	50.7%	33.5%	17.1%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	49.7%	32.4%	17.4%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	48.6%	31%	17.6%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	47.5%	29.7%	17.7%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	46.4%	28.5%	17.9%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	45.4%	27.2%	18.1%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	44.5%	26.2%	18.3%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	43.7%	25.2%	18.5%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	42.9%	24.3%	18.7%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	42.3%	23.5%	18.8%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	41.7%	22.7%	19%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	41.1%	22.1%	19%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	40.7%	21.7%	19%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	40.2%	21.2%	19%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	40.1%	21.1%	19%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	40.6%	21.3%	19.3%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	41.2%	21.4%	19.8%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	41.9%	21.4%	20.5%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	42.8%	21.6%	21.3%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	43.8%	21.7%	22.1%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	45%	21.9%	23.1%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	46.4%	22.3%	24.1%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	47.8%	22.6%	25.1%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	49.2%	23%	26.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	50.5%	23.3%	27.2%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	51.5%	23.4%	28.1%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	52.3%	23.3%	29%	54%	39%	15%
2023	53%	23.1%	29.9%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	53.7%	22.8%	31%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Poland increased from 42.9% to 53.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Poland working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Poland	World
1960	60.8%	57.6%
1961	60.7%	57.5%
1962	60.8%	57.4%
1963	61.2%	57.2%
1964	61.6%	57%
1965	62%	56.9%
1966	62.5%	56.8%
1967	63.1%	56.9%
1968	63.7%	56.9%
1969	64.3%	56.9%
1970	64.9%	57%
1971	65.5%	57.1%
1972	65.9%	57.2%
1973	66.2%	57.3%
1974	66.4%	57.3%
1975	66.4%	57.4%
1976	66.3%	57.5%
1977	66.1%	57.7%
1978	66%	58%
1979	65.8%	58.4%
1980	65.6%	58.7%
1981	65.6%	59%
1982	65.5%	59.3%
1983	65.4%	59.6%
1984	65.3%	59.9%
1985	65.1%	60.1%
1986	64.9%	60.4%
1987	64.8%	60.5%
1988	64.8%	60.7%
1989	64.8%	60.8%
1990	64.9%	60.9%
1991	65.1%	61%
1992	65.3%	61.1%
1993	65.5%	61.2%
1994	65.8%	61.3%
1995	66%	61.5%
1996	66.4%	61.7%
1997	66.8%	61.9%
1998	67.3%	62.2%
1999	67.8%	62.5%
2000	68.3%	62.8%
2001	68.8%	63.1%
2002	69.2%	63.4%
2003	69.6%	63.7%
2004	70%	64%
2005	70.3%	64.3%
2006	70.6%	64.5%
2007	70.9%	64.7%
2008	71.1%	64.9%
2009	71.3%	65%
2010	71.4%	65.1%
2011	71.1%	65.2%
2012	70.8%	65.2%
2013	70.5%	65.2%
2014	70%	65.2%
2015	69.5%	65.1%
2016	69%	65.1%
2017	68.3%	65%
2018	67.7%	64.9%
2019	67%	64.9%
2020	66.4%	64.8%
2021	66%	64.9%
2022	65.7%	64.9%
2023	65.3%	65%
2024	65.1%	65.1%
2025	64.8%	65.2%
2026	64.6%	65.3%
2027	64.5%	65.4%
2028	64.5%	65.4%
2029	64.5%	65.4%
2030	64.5%	65.4%
2031	64.6%	65.4%
2032	64.6%	65.4%
2033	64.7%	65.4%
2034	64.7%	65.3%
2035	64.7%	65.2%
2036	64.6%	65%
2037	64.4%	64.9%
2038	64.1%	64.7%
2039	63.7%	64.6%
2040	63.3%	64.5%
2041	62.8%	64.4%
2042	62.3%	64.3%
2043	61.7%	64.2%
2044	61.1%	64.1%
2045	60.4%	63.9%
2046	59.7%	63.8%
2047	58.9%	63.7%
2048	58.2%	63.6%
2049	57.4%	63.4%
2050	56.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Poland changed from 70% to 65.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Poland	World
1960	33.4%	37.4%
1961	33.4%	37.5%
1962	33%	37.6%
1963	32.5%	37.8%
1964	31.9%	38%
1965	31.1%	38%
1966	30.3%	38%
1967	29.5%	38%
1968	28.6%	37.9%
1969	27.8%	37.8%
1970	26.9%	37.7%
1971	26.1%	37.6%
1972	25.4%	37.5%
1973	24.8%	37.3%
1974	24.3%	37.2%
1975	24%	37.1%
1976	24%	36.9%
1977	24%	36.7%
1978	24%	36.3%
1979	24.1%	35.9%
1980	24.3%	35.5%
1981	24.5%	35.2%
1982	24.7%	34.9%
1983	25%	34.6%
1984	25.3%	34.3%
1985	25.5%	34%
1986	25.6%	33.8%
1987	25.6%	33.6%
1988	25.5%	33.4%
1989	25.3%	33.2%
1990	25%	33%
1991	24.6%	32.9%
1992	24.3%	32.7%
1993	23.9%	32.5%
1994	23.4%	32.3%
1995	22.8%	32.1%
1996	22.2%	31.8%
1997	21.6%	31.5%
1998	20.9%	31.1%
1999	20.2%	30.8%
2000	19.4%	30.4%
2001	18.7%	30%
2002	18.1%	29.6%
2003	17.5%	29.2%
2004	17%	28.8%
2005	16.5%	28.5%
2006	16%	28.1%
2007	15.7%	27.9%
2008	15.4%	27.6%
2009	15.2%	27.5%
2010	15.1%	27.3%
2011	15.2%	27.1%
2012	15.1%	27%
2013	15.1%	26.9%
2014	15.1%	26.8%
2015	15.1%	26.6%
2016	15.1%	26.5%
2017	15.2%	26.4%
2018	15.3%	26.2%
2019	15.4%	26%
2020	15.5%	25.8%
2021	15.5%	25.6%
2022	15.3%	25.3%
2023	15.1%	25%
2024	14.8%	24.7%
2025	14.5%	24.4%
2026	14.1%	24.1%
2027	13.8%	23.8%
2028	13.5%	23.4%
2029	13.2%	23.1%
2030	13%	22.8%
2031	12.7%	22.6%
2032	12.4%	22.3%
2033	12.1%	22.1%
2034	11.8%	21.9%
2035	11.5%	21.7%
2036	11.3%	21.6%
2037	11.2%	21.5%
2038	11.1%	21.4%
2039	11.1%	21.3%
2040	11.1%	21.2%
2041	11%	21.1%
2042	11.1%	21%
2043	11.1%	21%
2044	11.1%	20.9%
2045	11.2%	20.8%
2046	11.3%	20.7%
2047	11.3%	20.7%
2048	11.4%	20.6%
2049	11.5%	20.5%
2050	11.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Poland decreased from 17% to 14.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Poland	World
1960	5.76%	4.97%
1961	5.96%	4.99%
1962	6.16%	5.01%
1963	6.37%	5.02%
1964	6.59%	5.04%
1965	6.85%	5.08%
1966	7.14%	5.12%
1967	7.42%	5.16%
1968	7.71%	5.2%
1969	7.97%	5.24%
1970	8.24%	5.28%
1971	8.49%	5.32%
1972	8.77%	5.37%
1973	9.04%	5.42%
1974	9.29%	5.47%
1975	9.53%	5.53%
1976	9.72%	5.59%
1977	9.9%	5.65%
1978	10%	5.71%
1979	10.2%	5.77%
1980	10.1%	5.81%
1981	9.97%	5.81%
1982	9.8%	5.8%
1983	9.59%	5.79%
1984	9.46%	5.8%
1985	9.43%	5.82%
1986	9.44%	5.86%
1987	9.53%	5.91%
1988	9.71%	5.95%
1989	9.91%	6.01%
1990	10.1%	6.07%
1991	10.3%	6.14%
1992	10.5%	6.21%
1993	10.6%	6.29%
1994	10.9%	6.37%
1995	11.1%	6.45%
1996	11.4%	6.53%
1997	11.6%	6.61%
1998	11.8%	6.68%
1999	12%	6.76%
2000	12.2%	6.84%
2001	12.5%	6.92%
2002	12.7%	7.01%
2003	12.9%	7.1%
2004	13.1%	7.18%
2005	13.2%	7.26%
2006	13.4%	7.34%
2007	13.5%	7.41%
2008	13.5%	7.47%
2009	13.5%	7.52%
2010	13.6%	7.58%
2011	13.7%	7.66%
2012	14%	7.78%
2013	14.4%	7.92%
2014	14.9%	8.08%
2015	15.4%	8.26%
2016	15.9%	8.45%
2017	16.5%	8.65%
2018	17%	8.88%
2019	17.6%	9.1%
2020	18.1%	9.33%
2021	18.5%	9.53%
2022	19%	9.74%
2023	19.6%	9.98%
2024	20.1%	10.2%
2025	20.8%	10.4%
2026	21.3%	10.6%
2027	21.6%	10.8%
2028	22%	11.1%
2029	22.3%	11.5%
2030	22.5%	11.7%
2031	22.8%	12%
2032	23%	12.3%
2033	23.2%	12.6%
2034	23.5%	12.8%
2035	23.7%	13.1%
2036	24%	13.4%
2037	24.4%	13.7%
2038	24.8%	13.9%
2039	25.2%	14.1%
2040	25.6%	14.3%
2041	26.1%	14.5%
2042	26.7%	14.7%
2043	27.2%	14.9%
2044	27.8%	15%
2045	28.4%	15.2%
2046	29%	15.4%
2047	29.7%	15.7%
2048	30.4%	15.9%
2049	31.1%	16.1%
2050	31.8%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Poland increased from 13.1% to 20.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.