Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy by age and sex was 78.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 44 countries
All-time high
78.5
in 2024
All-time low
70.4
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 78.5 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Poland peaked at 78.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4, in 1991.
Poland ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.7 | — |
| 1991 | 70.4 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 71 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 71.5 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.8 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.7 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.1 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.8 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.2 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.7 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.4 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.6 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.4 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.8 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.1 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.4 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.8 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.4 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.4 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.1 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 78.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.86 | 70.4 | 73.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 | 73.8 | 75.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.31 | 76.4 | 77.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.12 | 75.4 | 78.5 | 5 |
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More health data for Poland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,693 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2075 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.2971 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5157 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Poland?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland was 78.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Poland ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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