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