Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 20.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.36 years
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.36 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.24 years
in 1986
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Poland, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Poland is 20.36 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Poland peaked at 20.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.24 years, in 1986.
Poland ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Poland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.5 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 15.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 15.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 15.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 15.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 15.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 15.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 15.65 years | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 15.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.31 years | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 15.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.94 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 15.86 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 15.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.53 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 15.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 15.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 15.49 years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 15.33 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 15.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 15.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 15.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.29 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 15.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 15.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 16.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.14 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 19.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.89 years | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 17.23 years | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 19.19 years | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 19.79 years | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 20.36 years | +2.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 20.36 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 20.36 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.7 years | 15.5 years | 15.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.66 years | 15.31 years | 15.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.51 years | 15.24 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.69 years | 15.27 years | 16.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.31 years | 16.48 years | 17.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 years | 18.18 years | 19.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.89 years | 17.23 years | 20.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Poland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Poland was 20.36 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 years in 1986.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Poland ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.