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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Poland
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

85 Senegal 29.92 years compare
86 United States 29.9 years compare
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91 Sudan 29.8 years compare

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More reference data data for Poland

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)

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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.