Key Insights
- Rapidly Aging Population: The elderly population (65+) has increased dramatically from 16.2% in 2014 to 21.7% in 2024, representing a 5.5 percentage point increase.
- Declining Youth Population: The young population (0-14) has decreased from 14.0% in 2014 to 14.3% in 2024, showing relative stability with slight fluctuations.
- Shrinking Working Age: The working-age population (20-64) shows a decline from 60.9% in 2021 to 59.2% in 2024, indicating demographic challenges.
- Growing Very Elderly: The population aged 80+ has increased from 3.6% in 2014 to 4.8% in 2024, reflecting increased longevity.
Chart Information
Chart Type: Line Chart
Time Period: 2014-2024
Colors Used:
- Young Population (0-14): #18baa8 (Main color)
- Working Age (20-64): #45a085 (Darker shade)
- Elderly (65+): #6bb5a3 (Medium shade)
- Very Elderly (80+): #8cc7bb (Light shade)
Democratic Indicators by NUTS3 region
PL22 (Silesia)Data-Level: PL22 Source: Eurostat - Democratic Indicators by NUTS3 region (demo_r_pjanind3)
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of:
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh,
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region,
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture,
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.,
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj,
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała,
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm,
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz),
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany,
Otelo Cooperative
