Forecast of the Population's Aging Process in Poland till 2000

The article analyzes the demographic forecast in the area of the population's aging process in Poland. There are discussed in it the predicted changes in the number of the population aged 65 and more, and its structure according to sex, age, and the dwelling place (town-country). The analysis of the progressive process of the population’s aging as predicted for the future is preceded by the estimation of this phenomenon in the past, i.e. over the years 1950-1975. The entire analysis is closed with a comparison between the degree of progress in thé aging process of Poland's population and the predicted situation in other countries.Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostało dofinansowane ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę