Life expectancy at birth, total in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Poland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Poland is 78.41 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Poland peaked at 78.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.43 years, in 1962.
That places Poland 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.85 years | 67.43 years | 70.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.46 years | 69.61 years | 71.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.87 years | 70.1 years | 71.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.87 years | 70.59 years | 73.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.85 years | 73.75 years | 75.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.29 years | 76.25 years | 77.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.12 years | 75.35 years | 78.41 years | 5 |
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More health data for Poland
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 208,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 208,596 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 11.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 219,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 211,467 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.73 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 219,362 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Poland?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Poland was 78.41 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.43 years in 1962.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Poland ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.