Estonia vs Poland: Birth rate

Estonia
8.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
210th
Poland rank
207th

Birth rate over time

  • Estonia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.07 births per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Estonia ranks 210th and Poland ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 17.5 births per 1,000 people 28.57 births per 1,000 people 11.07 births per 1,000 people Poland
1960s 15.15 births per 1,000 people 18.28 births per 1,000 people 3.13 births per 1,000 people Poland
1970s 15.17 births per 1,000 people 18.53 births per 1,000 people 3.37 births per 1,000 people Poland
1980s 15.56 births per 1,000 people 17.9 births per 1,000 people 2.34 births per 1,000 people Poland
1990s 10.33 births per 1,000 people 12.04 births per 1,000 people 1.72 births per 1,000 people Poland
2000s 10.49 births per 1,000 people 9.88 births per 1,000 people 0.613 births per 1,000 people Estonia
2010s 10.74 births per 1,000 people 10.28 births per 1,000 people 0.4618 births per 1,000 people Estonia
2020s 9.09 births per 1,000 people 8.63 births per 1,000 people 0.469 births per 1,000 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Estonia or Poland?
Poland, at 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.07 births per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Estonia and Poland?
0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Poland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Poland rank globally for birth rate?
Estonia ranks 210th and Poland ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.