Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland

Poland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 21.57 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.57 births per million people
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
54.43 births per million people
in 1985
All-time low
21.57 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland, 1985–2023

02040601985200420231985: 54.4 births per million people1986: 50.8 births per million people1987: 48 births per million people1988: 46.2 births per million people1989: 43.1 births per million people1990: 41.5 births per million people1991: 41.8 births per million people1992: 39.2 births per million people1993: 37.5 births per million people1994: 36.5 births per million people1995: 34.2 births per million people1996: 33.2 births per million people1997: 31.6 births per million people1998: 30.6 births per million people1999: 29.1 births per million people2000: 28.7 births per million people2001: 27.9 births per million people2002: 26.8 births per million people2003: 27.6 births per million people2004: 27.4 births per million people2005: 27.8 births per million people2006: 28.9 births per million people2007: 30.3 births per million people2008: 32.7 births per million people2009: 32.5 births per million people2010: 31.2 births per million people2011: 30.5 births per million people2012: 29.5 births per million people2013: 28.8 births per million people2014: 30 births per million people2015: 29.4 births per million people2016: 30.6 births per million people2017: 31.1 births per million people2018: 30 births per million people2019: 30.1 births per million people2020: 28.3 births per million people2021: 26.3 births per million people2022: 24 births per million people2023: 21.6 births per million people

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland is 21.57 births per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland peaked at 54.43 births per million people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.57 births per million people, in 2023.

Poland ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 48.5 births per million people 43.08 births per million people 54.43 births per million people 5
1990s 35.53 births per million people 29.12 births per million people 41.79 births per million people 10
2000s 29.03 births per million people 26.76 births per million people 32.72 births per million people 10
2010s 30.12 births per million people 28.83 births per million people 31.16 births per million people 10
2020s 25.05 births per million people 21.57 births per million people 28.28 births per million people 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 30 Portugal 23.87 births per million people compare
  2. 31 Greece 23.81 births per million people compare
  3. 32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
  4. 34 Latvia 20.36 births per million people compare
  5. 35 Italy 20 births per million people compare
  6. 36 Lithuania 19.86 births per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland?
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Poland was 21.57 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 54.43 births per million people in 1985.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 21.57 births per million people in 2023.
How does Poland rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
Poland ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
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The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.