Fertility rate, total in Poland
Poland: Fertility rate, total was 1.16 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Poland, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.16 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Poland peaked at 2.42 births per woman in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.16 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Poland 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More population data for Poland
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.04 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 624,863 (2100)
- Population density 63.15 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.04 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6386 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.14 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.01 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.14 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.14 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Poland?
- Fertility rate, total in Poland was 1.16 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for fertility rate, total?
- Poland ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release