Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland
Poland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 78.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland stood at 78.63 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland peaked at 78.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, in 1950.
Poland ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 177,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Poland was 78.63 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
- How does Poland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Poland ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.