Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Poland
Poland: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 55.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Poland is 55.2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Poland peaked at 69.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2017.
That places Poland 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64 | — |
| 2006 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 60.3 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.4 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9 | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 48 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 59.7 | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 56.8 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.2 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.3 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 58.4 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 55.2 | -5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children cared only: % over the population of each age group 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -28.1% | 69.4 | 49.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8 | 61 | 65 | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.69 | 48 | 69.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.35 | 52.2 | 58.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3006 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3006 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 36.50 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 6,143 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 251,782 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 119 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 36.50 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 251,782 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Poland?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Poland was 55.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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