What is median age in Poland?

Median age in Poland was 41.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 41.31 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 24.83 years in 1950.

How does Poland rank for median age?

Poland ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Poland data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Poland

Name: Median age in Poland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Median age was 41.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

41.31 years

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

47th

of 236 countries

All-time high

41.31 years

in 2023

All-time low

24.83 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Poland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Poland recorded 41.31 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Poland peaked at 41.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.83 years, in 1950.

That places Poland 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	25.16 years	24.83 years	25.5 years	10
1960s	26.43 years	25.62 years	27.2 years	10
1970s	27.52 years	27.16 years	28.29 years	10
1980s	29.73 years	28.53 years	31.1 years	10
1990s	32.76 years	31.44 years	33.99 years	10
2000s	35.47 years	34.25 years	36.73 years	10
2010s	38.21 years	36.94 years	39.74 years	10
2020s	40.68 years	40.1 years	41.31 years	4

Countries ranked near Poland

44 Falkland Islands 41.53 years compare
45 Belgium 41.44 years compare
46 Netherlands 41.4 years compare
48 Slovakia 41.3 years compare
49 Denmark 41.25 years compare
50 Aruba 41.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Poland

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.906 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 66.89 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 70.01 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.7522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 74.41 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Poland?: Median age in Poland was 41.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 41.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 24.83 years in 1950.
How does Poland rank for median age?: Poland ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.