Life expectancy in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy was 78.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
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 75 years of available data.
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
- 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 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.