Life expectancy at birth in Poland
Life expectancy at birth in Poland was 78.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Poland, 2024
78.4
Change from 2023
+0.2%
European Union, 2024
81.6 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
62nd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Poland over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.4 years | 81.6 years |
| 2023 | 78.3 years | 81.4 years |
| 2022 | 77.2 years | 80.7 years |
| 2021 | 75.4 years | 80.3 years |
| 2020 | 76.4 years | 80.4 years |
| 2019 | 77.9 years | 81.3 years |
| 2018 | 77.6 years | 81.0 years |
| 2017 | 77.8 years | 80.9 years |
| 2016 | 77.9 years | 81.0 years |
| 2015 | 77.5 years | 80.6 years |
| 2014 | 77.6 years | 80.9 years |
| 2013 | 77.0 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 76.7 years | 80.2 years |
| 2011 | 76.7 years | 80.1 years |
| 2010 | 76.2 years | 79.6 years |
| 2009 | 75.7 years | 79.4 years |
| 2008 | 75.5 years | 79.1 years |
| 2007 | 75.2 years | 78.9 years |
| 2006 | 75.1 years | 78.7 years |
| 2005 | 75.0 years | 78.3 years |
| 2004 | 74.8 years | 78.1 years |
| 2003 | 74.6 years | 77.6 years |
| 2002 | 74.5 years | 77.5 years |
| 2001 | 74.2 years | 77.4 years |
| 2000 | 73.7 years | 77.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 78.3 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 77.6 years, the figure has changed by +1.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Life expectancy at birth
78.5ep (Source flag ep) years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
82.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
74.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
627 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
386 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat