Indicator comparison
Range of Fertility: 1960–2024. Range of Fertility (GUS): 2002–2025.
Children per woman: World Bank and GUS. Poland in both, different release calendar.
Fertility data from the World Bank Fertility and GUS Fertility (GUS) may differ marginally due to revision timing, but follow the same broader trend.
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Average number of children per woman. In Poland the rate stands at 1.14 and remains below the replacement level, similar to Germany and the US.
Total fertility rate in Poland published by Statistics Poland (GUS).
Poland
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Average number of children per woman. In Poland the rate stands at 1.14 and remains below the replacement level, similar to Germany and the US.
Total fertility rate, children per woman, annual from 1960.
Total fertility rate representing the hypothetical average number of children per woman, rather than the absolute number of births in a single year. For population stock see Population.
Replacement is about 2.1. Poland fell from ~3.0 to 1.14; Germany 1.36; US 1.63; world 2.19. That is the main future drag, before Net migration.
Longseries, “Fertility”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 4b707a4e343ff77b5cb80939e699ffa132590d262ef97aa5576e0777c25d20bd. https://longseries.com/en/d/fertility/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — India; lowest — China
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2024 | 2.19 children per woman2.2 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.3%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2024 | 1.96 children per woman2 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.7%) |
| United States | 2024 | 1.63 children per woman1.6 children per woman↑+0.01 children per woman (+0.6%) |
| Brazil | 2024 | 1.61 children per woman1.6 children per woman→0 children per woman (−0.3%) |
| France | 2024 | 1.61 children per woman1.6 children per woman↓−0.05 children per woman (−3.0%) |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 1.55 children per woman1.6 children per woman↓−0.01 children per woman (−0.6%) |
| Sweden | 2024 | 1.43 children per woman1.4 children per woman↓−0.02 children per woman (−1.4%) |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 1.43 children per woman1.4 children per woman→0 children per woman (0.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
65 rows for Poland
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Poland
2.98→1.14
Poland: 2.98 (1960) → 1.14 (2024). Difference: −1.84 children per woman. Peak value of 2.98 in 1960; lowest value of 1.14 in 2024.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 1.14 children per woman |
| 2023 | Poland | 1.2 children per woman |
| 2022 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2021 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2020 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2019 | Poland | 1.44 children per woman |
| 2018 | Poland | 1.46 children per woman |
| 2017 | Poland | 1.48 children per woman |
| 2016 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2015 | Poland | 1.32 children per woman |
| 2014 | Poland | 1.32 children per woman |
| 2013 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2012 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2011 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2010 | Poland | 1.41 children per woman |
| 2009 | Poland | 1.4 children per woman |
| 2008 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2007 | Poland | 1.31 children per woman |
| 2006 | Poland | 1.27 children per woman |
| 2005 | Poland | 1.24 children per woman |
Total fertility rate in Poland published by Statistics Poland (GUS).
Total fertility rate, Poland only. Source: GUS / BDL, variable 59049.
Total fertility rate in Poland published by Statistics Poland (GUS). This is not a copy of Fertility or Fertility (Eurostat); these are three distinct sources with independent updates.
GUS 2025: 1.07. World Bank readings may differ slightly due to rounding or reporting cutoffs. Note the specific source used in calculations.
Longseries, “Fertility (GUS)”. GUS / Statistics Poland (BDL) (59049), 2002–2025, Poland. Retrieved 2026-09-15. GUS reuse of public statistics. Data SHA-256: 4afb1779b0621e4637516490c9902cb294617896959aababb53de908a0c72559. https://longseries.com/en/d/gus-fertility/| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2025 | 1.07 children per woman1.1 children per woman↓−0.03 children per woman (−2.8%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
Poland
24 rows for Poland
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Poland
1.25→1.07
Poland: 1.25 (2002) → 1.07 (2025). Difference: −0.18 children per woman. Peak value of 1.45 in 2017; lowest value of 1.07 in 2025.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 1.07 children per woman |
| 2024 | Poland | 1.1 children per woman |
| 2023 | Poland | 1.16 children per woman |
| 2022 | Poland | 1.26 children per woman |
| 2021 | Poland | 1.33 children per woman |
| 2020 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2019 | Poland | 1.42 children per woman |
| 2018 | Poland | 1.44 children per woman |
| 2017 | Poland | 1.45 children per woman |
| 2016 | Poland | 1.36 children per woman |
| 2015 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2014 | Poland | 1.29 children per woman |
| 2013 | Poland | 1.26 children per woman |
| 2012 | Poland | 1.3 children per woman |
| 2011 | Poland | 1.3 children per woman |
| 2010 | Poland | 1.38 children per woman |
| 2009 | Poland | 1.4 children per woman |
| 2008 | Poland | 1.39 children per woman |
| 2007 | Poland | 1.31 children per woman |
| 2006 | Poland | 1.27 children per woman |