Poland Fertility Rate

1.14 births per woman −0.06 births per woman

Dec 2024 · Annual

Poland's total fertility rate fell to 1.14 births per woman in 2024, down from 1.2 in 2023. The reading marks the lowest on record since data collection began in 1960, and remains well below the all-time high of 2.98 births per woman recorded in 1960.

Poland Fertility Rate, 1990–2024
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
1.14 births per woman1.20 births per woman2.98 births per womanDec 19601.14 births per womanDec 20241960 – 2024Annual

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About this series

Fertility Rate in Poland averaged 1.44 births per woman from 1960 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 2.98 births per woman in Dec 1960 and a record low of 1.14 births per woman in Dec 2024. The series is reported yearly with history from 1960.

The total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born per woman if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates. The indicator is reported annually in births per woman, with data available from 1960 onward.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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