List of Polish voivodeships by life expectancy

Poland is administratively divided into 16 voivodeships.

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Poland was 78.63 years (74.88 for male, 82.35 for female).[1]

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 78.51 years total (74.80 for male, 82.40 for female).[2]

Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 78.4 years total (74.6 for male, 82.1 for female).[3][4]

According to the Statistics Poland, in 2023 life expectancy in the country for men was 74.7 years, and for women 82.0 years.[5]
Healthy life expectancy was 61.3 years for men and 64.6 years for women.[6]

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Poland was 77.73 years (73.94 years for male and 81.50 years for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 67.56 years (65.08 years for male and 70.01 years for female).[7]

Life expectancy in Poland as of 2023 is lower than in neighboring Czechia, Germany, Finland, and Sweden. It is roughly on par with Estonia. And it is higher than in neighboring Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Belorussia, and Ukraine.[1][2][3][4]

Eurostat (2014—2023)

See also: List of European regions by life expectancy

The division of Poland into territorial units of the 2nd level (NUTS 2) almost coincides with the division of the country into voivodeships. Exception is the Masovian Voivodeship that is divided into two NUTS2 regions: the Warsaw metropolitan area and Masovian Regional. By default, the table is sorted by 2023.

code voivodeship 2014 2014
→2019 		2019 2019
→2023 		2023 2014
→2023
overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M overall male female F Δ M
Poland on average 77.8 73.7 81.7 8.0 0.2 78.0 74.1 81.9 7.8 0.4 78.4 74.6 82.1 7.5 0.6
PL82 Subcarpathian Voivodeship 79.0 75.0 83.0 8.0 0.4 79.4 75.4 83.4 8.0 0.4 79.8 75.9 83.7 7.8 0.8
PL21 Lesser Poland Voivodeship 79.1 75.3 82.7 7.4 0.1 79.2 75.4 82.9 7.5 0.5 79.7 76.1 83.2 7.1 0.6
PL91 Warsaw metropolitan area 79.3 75.5 82.7 7.2 0.2 79.5 75.8 82.9 7.1 0.1 79.6 76.2 82.7 6.5 0.3
PL84 Podlaskie Voivodeship 78.4 73.9 83.1 9.2 0.3 78.7 74.2 83.3 9.1 0.2 78.9 74.5 83.4 8.9 0.5
PL52 Opole Voivodeship 78.1 74.4 81.6 7.2 0.1 78.2 74.4 82.1 7.7 0.6 78.8 75.2 82.5 7.3 0.7
PL63 Pomeranian Voivodeship 78.2 74.4 82.0 7.6 0.3 78.5 74.9 82.0 7.1 0.2 78.7 75.2 82.2 7.0 0.5
PL81 Lublin Voivodeship 77.8 73.2 82.4 9.2 0.4 78.2 73.9 82.6 8.7 0.2 78.4 74.2 82.7 8.5 0.6
PL41 Greater Poland Voivodeship 77.8 74.0 81.5 7.5 0.3 78.1 74.4 81.7 7.3 0.2 78.3 74.8 81.8 7.0 0.5
PL51 Lower Silesian Voivodeship 77.4 73.1 81.5 8.4 0.1 77.5 73.5 81.5 8.0 0.6 78.1 74.3 81.9 7.6 0.7
PL72 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship 77.9 73.6 82.2 8.6 0.1 78.0 73.8 82.4 8.6 0.0 78.0 73.7 82.5 8.8 0.1
PL43 Lubusz Voivodeship 77.4 73.3 81.3 8.0 −0.5 76.9 72.9 81.0 8.1 1.0 77.9 74.0 81.7 7.7 0.5
PL22 Silesian Voivodeship 77.0 73.3 80.6 7.3 0.5 77.5 74.0 81.0 7.0 0.3 77.8 74.3 81.3 7.0 0.8
PL42 West Pomeranian Voivodeship 77.6 73.6 81.4 7.8 −0.1 77.5 73.7 81.3 7.6 0.2 77.7 74.0 81.5 7.5 0.1
PL61 Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship 77.5 73.4 81.4 8.0 0.0 77.5 73.8 81.2 7.4 0.2 77.7 74.0 81.4 7.4 0.2
PL62 Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship 77.4 73.0 81.7 8.7 −0.2 77.2 72.9 81.4 8.5 0.5 77.7 73.7 81.7 8.0 0.3
PL92 Masovian Regional 76.8 72.4 81.4 9.0 0.2 77.0 72.7 81.7 9.0 0.3 77.3 73.2 81.7 8.5 0.5
PL71 Łódź Voivodeship 76.3 71.6 80.9 9.3 0.6 76.9 72.6 81.2 8.6 0.4 77.3 73.1 81.4 8.3 1.0

Data source: Eurostat[8][9]

Life expectancy in the Polish voivodeships in comparison with regions of other European countries in 2019, according to Eurostat[8][9]


Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

Main article: List of European regions by life expectancy § Estimate of the Global Data Lab (2019—2022)
region 2019 2019
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
Poland on average 77.93 74.08 81.74 7.66 −1.47 76.46 0.54 77.00 73.23 80.80 7.57 −0.93
Lesser Poland Voivodeship 79.14 75.39 82.77 7.38 −1.13 78.01 0.32 78.33 74.71 82.02 7.31 −0.81
Subcarpathian Voivodeship 79.34 75.39 83.27 7.88 −2.04 77.30 1.03 78.33 74.51 82.22 7.71 −1.01
Podlaskie Voivodeship 78.64 74.19 83.17 8.98 −2.25 76.39 1.34 77.73 73.31 82.22 8.91 −0.91
Masovian Voivodeship 78.36 74.45 82.25 7.80 −1.69 76.67 0.93 77.60 73.78 81.35 7.57 −0.76
Opole Voivodeship 78.14 74.39 81.97 7.58 −1.34 76.80 0.53 77.33 73.31 81.32 8.01 −0.81
Pomeranian Voivodeship 78.44 74.89 81.87 6.98 −1.24 77.20 0.03 77.23 73.71 80.72 7.01 −1.21
Greater Poland Voivodeship 78.04 74.39 81.57 7.18 −1.34 76.70 0.43 77.13 73.51 80.72 7.21 −0.91
Lublin Voivodeship 78.14 73.89 82.47 8.58 −2.05 76.09 1.04 77.13 73.01 81.32 8.31 −1.01
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship 77.94 73.79 82.27 8.48 −1.55 76.39 0.44 76.83 72.61 81.22 8.61 −1.11
Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship 77.44 73.79 81.07 7.28 −1.55 75.89 0.74 76.63 73.21 80.03 6.82 −0.81
Lower Silesian Voivodeship 77.44 73.49 81.37 7.88 −1.15 76.29 0.24 76.53 72.71 80.43 7.72 −0.91
West Pomeranian Voivodeship 77.44 73.69 81.17 7.48 −1.35 76.09 0.44 76.53 72.61 80.43 7.82 −0.91
Silesian Voivodeship 77.44 73.99 80.87 6.88 −1.55 75.89 0.54 76.43 72.91 80.03 7.12 −1.01
Lubusz Voivodeship 76.84 72.89 80.87 7.98 −1.46 75.38 0.95 76.33 72.51 80.13 7.62 −0.51
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship 77.14 72.89 81.27 8.38 −1.45 75.69 0.54 76.23 72.31 80.33 8.02 −0.91
Łódź Voivodeship 76.84 72.59 81.07 8.48 −1.26 75.58 0.35 75.93 72.01 79.73 7.72 −0.91

Data source: Global Data Lab[10]


Statistics Poland

Data sources: Statistics Poland[5][6]


Charts

  • Development of life expectancy in Poland according to estimation of the World Bank Group[2]
    Development of life expectancy in Poland according to estimation of the World Bank Group[2]
  • Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[2]
    Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[2]
  • Life expectancy at birth in Poland, 1960–2023, according to the data of the Polish national statistical agency[11]
    Life expectancy at birth in Poland, 1960–2023, according to the data of the Polish national statistical agency[11]
  • Life expectancy in Poland according to estimation of Our World in Data[12]
    Life expectancy in Poland according to estimation of Our World in Data[12]
  • Development of life expectancy in Poland in comparison to the largest by population European countries[2]
    Development of life expectancy in Poland in comparison to the largest by population European countries[2]


  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Poland on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019[7]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Poland on the background of other countries of Europe in 2019[7]
  • Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[7]
    Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately[7]


See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Life expectancy at birth, total - Poland". World Bank Group.
  3. ^ a b "Life expectancy at birth by sex". Eurostat. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025. — Dataset
  4. ^ a b "Life expectancy at birth by sex". Eurostat. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025. — Table. For visualization use the tab "Map"
  5. ^ a b "Life expectancy of Poland in 2023". Statistics Poland. 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Healthy Life Years in Poland in 2023". Statistics Poland. 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "The Global Health Observatory: Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy". World Health Organization. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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  9. ^ a b "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
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