Concerns over increase in demographic burden indicator in Poland

The demographic burden in Poland was 24.2 percent in 2017, which means that for one person over 65 years of age, there are four people of working age (15-64 years), according to the latest Eurostat data. Experts form employment agency Personnel Service pointed out that the constant increase in the demographic burden, which was only 19 percent in Poland 10 years ago, is worrying. The highest demographic burden among European Union countries was recorded in Italy (34.8 percent), Greece (33.6 percent) and Finland (33.2 percent), followed by Portugal (32.5 percent) and Germany (32.4 percent). At the other end of the scale are Luxembourg (20.5%), Ireland (20.7%), Slovakia (21.5%) and Cyprus (22.8%). Poland is placed in the middle of the ranking with a demographic load ratio of 24.2 percent. "For some time, it has been said that Poland is in demographic trouble, the latest data only confirms this. The constant increase in the demographic burden rate should be alarming," said the president of Personnel Service, Krzysztof Inglot.