Guernsey vs Poland: Birth rate

Guernsey
8.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
209th
Poland rank
207th

Birth rate over time

  • Guernsey
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Guernsey ranks 209th and Poland ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guernsey Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 14.45 births per 1,000 people 28.57 births per 1,000 people 14.11 births per 1,000 people Poland
1960s 14.11 births per 1,000 people 18.28 births per 1,000 people 4.17 births per 1,000 people Poland
1970s 12.71 births per 1,000 people 18.53 births per 1,000 people 5.83 births per 1,000 people Poland
1980s 11.6 births per 1,000 people 17.9 births per 1,000 people 6.31 births per 1,000 people Poland
1990s 11.63 births per 1,000 people 12.04 births per 1,000 people 0.4174 births per 1,000 people Poland
2000s 10.23 births per 1,000 people 9.88 births per 1,000 people 0.3546 births per 1,000 people Guernsey
2010s 8.93 births per 1,000 people 10.28 births per 1,000 people 1.35 births per 1,000 people Poland
2020s 8.1 births per 1,000 people 8.63 births per 1,000 people 0.5233 births per 1,000 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Guernsey or Poland?
Poland, at 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Guernsey and Poland?
0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Poland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Poland rank globally for birth rate?
Guernsey ranks 209th 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

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

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