1960–2024
Indicator comparison
Births per 1,000 people beside children per woman. Two ways to count new people — not interchangeable.
Birth rate can fall while Fertility is flat if the population ages. For the stock, still read Population and Net migration.
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Live births per 1,000 people in a given year. This reflects the annual birth volume rather than the total fertility rate Fertility.
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.
These series use different units. To compare them fairly on a single chart, consider using year-on-year change (YoY) or index (base year = 100).
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Live births per 1,000 people in a given year. This reflects the annual birth volume rather than the total fertility rate Fertility.
Live births per 1,000 people in a given year. Annual figures from 1960 for the same countries as in Fertility.
Crude birth rate (live births per 1,000 people), not children per woman. Rising fertility Fertility with a falling population can still mean fewer total births.
Poland fell from ~16 to ~8 per 1,000; Germany and the US are lower still. Read with Fertility, Births (GUS) and Maternal mortality.
Longseries, “Birth rate”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-21. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 66ea7ec1adc84afa05433f37b363c800747d05fcfde2e5adb98175a20e7ec188. https://longseries.com/en/d/birth-rate/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — India; lowest — Japan
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2024 | 16.3/1,00016.3/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−0.4%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2024 | 16/1,00016/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−1.0%) |
| Brazil | 2024 | 12.1/1,00012.1/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−1.5%) |
| United States | 2024 | 10.6/1,00010.6/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−0.9%) |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 9.9/1,0009.9/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−1.3%) |
| France | 2024 | 9.7/1,0009.7/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−2.0%) |
| Sweden | 2024 | 9.3/1,0009.3/1,000↓−0.2/1,000 (−2.1%) |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 9.2/1,0009.2/1,000→0/1,000 (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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Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.
Poland
22.6→6.9
Poland: 22.6 (1960) → 6.9 (2024). Difference: −15.7 per 1,000 population. Peak value of 22.6 in 1960; lowest value of 6.9 in 2024.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 6.9/1,000 |
| 2023 | Poland | 7.4/1,000 |
| 2022 | Poland | 8.3/1,000 |
| 2021 | Poland | 9/1,000 |
| 2020 | Poland | 9.5/1,000 |
| 2019 | Poland | 9.9/1,000 |
| 2018 | Poland | 10.2/1,000 |
| 2017 | Poland | 10.6/1,000 |
| 2016 | Poland | 10.1/1,000 |
| 2015 | Poland | 9.7/1,000 |
| 2014 | Poland | 9.9/1,000 |
| 2013 | Poland | 9.7/1,000 |
| 2012 | Poland | 10.1/1,000 |
| 2011 | Poland | 10.2/1,000 |
| 2010 | Poland | 10.9/1,000 |
| 2009 | Poland | 10.9/1,000 |
| 2008 | Poland | 10.9/1,000 |
| 2007 | Poland | 10.2/1,000 |
| 2006 | Poland | 9.8/1,000 |
| 2005 | Poland | 9.5/1,000 |
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 |