Poprawa współczynnika potencjalnego wsparcia jako element kompleksowej reformy systemu ubezpieczeń emerytalnych

The Polish pension system, in the face of the rapid aging of Polish society, may soon turn out to be insolvent. Therefore, remedial measures are necessary to maintain its stability. The article discusses demographic forecasts concerning the Polish population that directly affect the deteriorating situation of the pension system. There are also presented solutions proposed so far to save the system, such as introducing a citizen’s pension or increasing the retirement age. Next, there are presented more comprehensive proposals of systemic reforms, related to stimulating the growth of the working-age population, as an attempt to improve the decreasing potential support ratio.