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
Poland recorded 55.2 for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
Poland ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 55.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.8, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Poland's 55.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.7, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
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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