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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland

Poland: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.89 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.9 years
in 2022
All-time low
26.26 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Poland recorded 29.89 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland peaked at 29.9 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.26 years, in 1990.

Poland ranks 88th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.91 years —
1951 28.89 years -0.1%
1952 28.82 years -0.2%
1953 28.7 years -0.4%
1954 28.57 years -0.5%
1955 28.46 years -0.4%
1956 28.3 years -0.6%
1957 28.06 years -0.9%
1958 27.86 years -0.7%
1959 27.73 years -0.5%
1960 27.75 years +0.1%
1961 27.48 years -1.0%
1962 27.39 years -0.3%
1963 27.38 years -0.0%
1964 27.38 years -0.0%
1965 27.51 years +0.5%
1966 27.45 years -0.2%
1967 27.38 years -0.2%
1968 27.37 years -0.0%
1969 27.15 years -0.8%
1970 27.21 years +0.2%
1971 27.02 years -0.7%
1972 26.99 years -0.1%
1973 26.95 years -0.1%
1974 26.87 years -0.3%
1975 26.81 years -0.2%
1976 26.71 years -0.3%
1977 26.62 years -0.4%
1978 26.54 years -0.3%
1979 26.51 years -0.1%
1980 26.46 years -0.2%
1981 26.45 years -0.0%
1982 26.49 years +0.1%
1983 26.48 years -0.0%
1984 26.44 years -0.1%
1985 26.42 years -0.1%
1986 26.4 years -0.1%
1987 26.37 years -0.1%
1988 26.36 years -0.1%
1989 26.29 years -0.3%
1990 26.26 years -0.1%
1991 26.3 years +0.2%
1992 26.42 years +0.5%
1993 26.64 years +0.8%
1994 26.82 years +0.7%
1995 26.89 years +0.3%
1996 26.99 years +0.4%
1997 27.09 years +0.4%
1998 27.16 years +0.3%
1999 27.28 years +0.4%
2000 27.36 years +0.3%
2001 27.55 years +0.7%
2002 27.71 years +0.6%
2003 27.84 years +0.5%
2004 28.03 years +0.7%
2005 28.17 years +0.5%
2006 28.28 years +0.4%
2007 28.38 years +0.4%
2008 28.44 years +0.2%
2009 28.57 years +0.5%
2010 28.73 years +0.6%
2011 28.85 years +0.4%
2012 28.91 years +0.2%
2013 28.96 years +0.2%
2014 29.1 years +0.5%
2015 29.2 years +0.3%
2016 29.3 years +0.4%
2017 29.44 years +0.5%
2018 29.51 years +0.2%
2019 29.64 years +0.4%
2020 29.75 years +0.4%
2021 29.84 years +0.3%
2022 29.9 years +0.2%
2023 29.89 years -0.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 29.89 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 29.89 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.43 years 27.73 years 28.91 years 10
1960s 27.42 years 27.15 years 27.75 years 10
1970s 26.82 years 26.51 years 27.21 years 10
1980s 26.41 years 26.29 years 26.49 years 10
1990s 26.79 years 26.26 years 27.28 years 10
2000s 28.04 years 27.36 years 28.57 years 10
2010s 29.16 years 28.73 years 29.64 years 10
2020s 29.84 years 29.75 years 29.9 years 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 85 Senegal 29.92 years compare
  2. 86 United States 29.9 years compare
  3. 87 Bhutan 29.89 years compare
  4. 89 Gambia 29.82 years compare
  5. 89 Jordan 29.82 years compare
  6. 91 Sudan 29.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland was 29.89 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 29.9 years in 2022.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 26.26 years in 1990.
How does Poland rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Poland ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility 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, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.