Births by age of mother in Poland
Poland: Births by age of mother was 22 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Births by age of mother in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Poland is 22, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Poland peaked at 261 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.
That places Poland 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Births by age of mother in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74 | — |
| 1951 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 1952 | 104 | +28.4% |
| 1953 | 138 | +32.7% |
| 1954 | 154 | +11.6% |
| 1955 | 139 | -9.7% |
| 1956 | 143 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 171 | +19.6% |
| 1958 | 194 | +13.5% |
| 1959 | 215 | +10.8% |
| 1960 | 252 | +17.2% |
| 1961 | 257 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 261 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 254 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 235 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 201 | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 165 | -17.9% |
| 1967 | 138 | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 122 | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 131 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 140 | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 146 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 143 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 133 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 133 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 135 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 142 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 132 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 128 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 115 | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 94 | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 87 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 66 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 65 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 55 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 49 | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 37 | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 42 | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 40 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 62 | — |
| 2003 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 14 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 22 | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 22.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births by age of mother in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -100.0% | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | -100.0% | 40 | 0 |
| 2006 | -100.0% | 54 | 0 |
| 2008 | -100.0% | 43 | 0 |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 23 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 141.3 | 74 | 215 | 10 |
| 1960s | 201.6 | 122 | 261 | 10 |
| 1970s | 137.5 | 132 | 146 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.2 | 65 | 128 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8 | 0 | 65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.2 | 0 | 63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.25 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 71 Bolivia 24 compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 24 compare
- 73 Namibia 23 compare
- 74 United Kingdom 22 compare
- 76 Oman 20 compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 20 compare
More population data for Poland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1914 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Poland?
- Births by age of mother in Poland was 22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 261 in 1962.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for births by age of mother?
- Poland ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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