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Life expectancy (Eurostat)

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Life expectancy at birth in years according to Eurostat data.

78.5 yearsPoland · 2024

EurostatPublished by source: 2026-06-04

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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 9c5c45761f84Warehouse version at build: v45

Data coverage

Poland: 1990–2024; observations: 35; missing years: 0

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70.7→78.5

Total change: +7.8 years
Period: 1990–2024

Poland: 70.7 (1990) → 78.5 (2024). Difference: +7.8 years. Peak value of 78.5 in 2024; lowest value of 70.4 in 1991.

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Life expectancy (Eurostat) — Poland
Year	Country	Value
2024	Poland	78.5 years
2023	Poland	78.2 years
2022	Poland	77.1 years
2021	Poland	75.4 years
2020	Poland	76.4 years
2019	Poland	77.9 years
2018	Poland	77.6 years
2017	Poland	77.7 years
2016	Poland	77.8 years
2015	Poland	77.4 years
2014	Poland	77.5 years
2013	Poland	77.1 years
2012	Poland	76.9 years
2011	Poland	76.8 years
2010	Poland	76.4 years
2009	Poland	75.9 years
2008	Poland	75.6 years
2007	Poland	75.4 years
2006	Poland	75.3 years
2005	Poland	75 years

Source: Eurostat
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy
Published by source: 2026-06-04
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Indicator code in source: demo_mlexpec
Unit of measure: years
Data version: v45

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Longseries, “Life expectancy (Eurostat)”. Eurostat (demo_mlexpec), 1960–2024, Czechia, Germany, Spain, European Union, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Eurostat reuse policy. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: 9c5c45761f84d660f69c3887cbef1f281ee35df58c2c704db8e6d809863ddadd. https://longseries.com/en/d/eu-life-expectancy/

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Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Spain; lowest — Poland

9 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearSpain	2024	84 years84 years
Sweden	2024	83.8 years83.8 years
Italy	2024	83.7 years83.7 years
France	2024	83 years83 years
Netherlands	2024	81.9 years81.9 years
European Union	2024	81.5 years81.5 years
Germany	2024	81.2 years81.2 years
Czechia	2024	80.1 years80.1 years
Lowest value in the comparable yearPoland	2024	78.5 years78.5 years

About this series

Life expectancy, Eurostat, age Y_LT1.

Indicator definition

Life expectancy at birth from Eurostat. See also: Life expectancy at birth.

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