Life expectancy in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy was 78.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.63 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
49.8 years
in 1931
Years of data
75
1931–2023
Life expectancy in Poland, 1931–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Poland recorded 78.63 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Poland peaked at 78.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.8 years, in 1931.
That places Poland 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Poland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 49.8 years | — |
| 1950 | 58.33 years | +17.1% |
| 1951 | 58.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 59.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 61.31 years | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 62.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 63.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 63.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 64.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 64.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 66.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 67.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 67.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 68.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 68.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 69.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 69.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.56 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 70.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 70.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 70.4 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 70.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 70.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 70.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 70.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 70.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 70.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 70.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 70.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 70.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 70.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 74.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.6 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.64 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 77.92 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 78.63 years | +0.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 78.63 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 78.63 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 49.8 years | 49.8 years | 49.8 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 58.33 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.88 years | 67.08 years | 69.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.29 years | 69.56 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.69 years | 70.48 years | 70.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.81 years | 70.61 years | 73.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 73.65 years | 75.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 76.28 years | 77.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2 years | 75.64 years | 78.63 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 66 Northern Mariana Islands 78.81 years compare
- 67 New Caledonia 78.77 years compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 78.73 years compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 years compare
- 71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
- 72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Poland?
- Life expectancy in Poland was 78.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8 years in 1931.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.