Poland: life expectancy 1885-2020

Life expectancy in Poland was 35.9 in the year 1885, and over the course of the next 135 years, it is expected to have increased to 78.5 by the year 2020. Although life expectancy has generally increased throughout Poland's history, the most noticeable decline came in the 1940s as a result of the Second World War and Holocaust, which caused Poland's population to decline by about 17 percent, which was more than any other country.

Life expectancy (from birth) in Poland, from 1885 to 2020*

Characteristic	Life expectancy in years
2020	78.46
2015	77.15
2010	75.56
2005	74.6
2000	72.72
1995	71.15
1990	70.73
1985	70.7
1980	70.36
1975	70.29
1970	69.79
1965	68.31
1960	65.89
1955	61.44
1950	55.01
1945	29.56
1940	49.57
1935	50.77
1930	48.89
1925	47.38
1920	44.43
1915	44.36
1910	42.85
1905	41.34
1900	39.83
1895	38.32
1890	36.81
1885	35.9

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Life expectancy in Poland, 1885-2020