Germany vs Poland
Germany vs Poland: Median age
Median age in 2023: 45.2 years in Germany and 41.3 years in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 3.8 years, or 1.09 times that in Poland.
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What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Germany ranked 13 and Poland ranked 45 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 47.4 years and Poland at 55.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Germany | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.2 | 41.3 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 45 | 40.9 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 44.9 | 40.5 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 44.9 | 40.1 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 44.9 | 39.7 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 44.9 | 39.4 | 29 |
| 2017 | 44.9 | 39 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 44.8 | 38.7 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 44.8 | 38.3 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 44.7 | 38 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 44.5 | 37.6 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 44.1 | 37.3 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 43.6 | 37.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 43.3 | 36.9 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 42.9 | 36.7 | 27 |
| 2008 | 42.5 | 36.4 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 42.1 | 36.1 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 41.5 | 35.9 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 41 | 35.6 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 40.5 | 35.3 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 40.1 | 35.1 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 39.7 | 34.8 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 39.4 | 34.5 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 39 | 34.3 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 38.7 | 34 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 38.2 | 33.7 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 37.8 | 33.5 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 37.5 | 33.2 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 37.3 | 32.9 | 24 |
| 1994 | 37.1 | 32.7 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 36.8 | 32.4 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 36.7 | 32.1 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 36.7 | 31.8 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 36.6 | 31.4 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 36.6 | 31.1 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 36.6 | 30.7 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 36.3 | 30.4 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 36 | 30.1 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 35.9 | 29.8 | 22 |
| 1984 | 35.8 | 29.6 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 35.7 | 29.3 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 35.7 | 29.1 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 35.7 | 28.8 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 35.7 | 28.5 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 35.6 | 28.3 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 35.4 | 28 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 35.2 | 27.8 | 21 |
| 1976 | 34.8 | 27.6 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 34.4 | 27.4 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 34 | 27.2 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 33.8 | 27.2 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 33.5 | 27.2 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 33.4 | 27.3 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 33.2 | 27.3 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 33.1 | 27.2 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 33.1 | 27.1 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 33.2 | 26.9 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 33.3 | 26.7 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 33.5 | 26.5 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 33.6 | 26.3 | 21 |
| 1963 | 33.6 | 26.1 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 33.7 | 26 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 33.7 | 25.8 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 33.7 | 25.6 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 33.8 | 25.5 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 33.9 | 25.4 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 33.4 | 25.3 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 33.2 | 25.2 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 32.9 | 25.1 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 32.7 | 25.1 | 22 |
| 1952 | 32.6 | 25 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 32.8 | 24.9 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 32.9 | 24.8 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Germany | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45.345.1–45.4 | 41.841.8–41.9 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 45.544.9–45.8 | 42.542.4–42.6 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 45.744.8–46.2 | 4342.9–43.2 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 45.844.8–46.5 | 43.543.3–43.7 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 4644.8–46.8 | 4443.8–44.3 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 46.244.8–47.1 | 44.544.2–44.8 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 46.344.8–47.3 | 4544.7–45.4 | 32 |
| 2031 | 46.544.7–47.6 | 45.545.1–45.9 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 46.644.8–47.9 | 4645.5–46.4 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 46.844.8–48.2 | 46.545.9–47 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 4744.8–48.5 | 46.946.3–47.5 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 47.144.8–48.7 | 47.446.7–48 | 33 |
| 2036 | 47.444.9–49 | 47.847–48.5 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 47.644.8–49.4 | 48.247.4–49 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 47.844.7–49.7 | 48.647.7–49.5 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 4844.6–50 | 4948–50 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 48.144.5–50.4 | 49.348.3–50.4 | 34 |
| 2041 | 48.244.3–50.7 | 49.748.5–50.9 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 48.344.1–51 | 5048.8–51.3 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 48.343.9–51.2 | 50.349–51.7 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 48.343.6–51.4 | 50.649.1–52.1 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 48.343.4–51.6 | 50.849.3–52.5 | 35 |
| 2046 | 48.343.1–51.7 | 51.149.5–52.9 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 48.343–51.9 | 51.349.6–53.2 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 48.243–52 | 51.549.7–53.6 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 48.143–52.1 | 51.649.8–53.9 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 47.943.1–52.1 | 51.849.8–54.2 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 47.743.1–52.2 | 51.949.8–54.5 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 47.543.2–52.2 | 5249.9–54.7 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 47.343.2–52.2 | 5249.9–55 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 47.243.2–52.1 | 52.149.9–55.2 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 47.143.2–52 | 52.149.9–55.4 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 4743.2–51.9 | 52.150–55.6 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 46.943.2–51.7 | 52.150.1–55.8 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 46.843.2–51.6 | 52.250.3–56 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 46.743.2–51.4 | 52.350.4–56.1 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 46.643.3–51.3 | 52.550.7–56.3 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 46.643.3–51.2 | 52.750.9–56.5 | 38 |
| 2062 | 46.643.4–51.1 | 52.951.2–56.6 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 46.643.5–51.1 | 53.151.5–56.7 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 46.743.6–51 | 53.351.7–56.9 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 46.843.6–50.9 | 53.651.9–57.2 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 46.943.7–50.9 | 53.852.1–57.4 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 46.943.7–50.9 | 5452.2–57.7 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 4743.7–51 | 54.152.4–58 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 47.143.8–51.2 | 54.352.5–58.3 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 47.243.8–51.3 | 54.452.6–58.6 | 39 |
| 2071 | 47.243.8–51.5 | 54.652.7–58.8 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 47.243.8–51.6 | 54.752.9–59.1 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 47.243.8–51.7 | 54.853–59.3 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 47.243.8–51.8 | 54.953–59.5 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 47.243.8–52 | 55.153–59.7 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 47.243.8–52.1 | 55.253–59.8 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 47.243.7–52.2 | 55.252.8–60.1 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 47.243.7–52.2 | 55.252.7–60.3 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 47.143.7–52.3 | 55.252.6–60.6 | 40 |
| 2080 | 47.143.7–52.3 | 55.252.4–60.9 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 4743.6–52.2 | 55.152.3–61.2 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 46.943.6–52.2 | 5552.1–61.5 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 46.943.6–52.2 | 5551.9–61.7 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 46.843.6–52.2 | 54.951.7–61.9 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 46.843.6–52.2 | 54.851.6–62.1 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 46.743.6–52.2 | 54.751.5–62.3 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 46.743.6–52.2 | 54.751.4–62.4 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 46.743.6–52.3 | 54.651.3–62.6 | 41 |
| 2089 | 46.743.6–52.3 | 54.651.3–62.7 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 46.743.7–52.3 | 54.551.3–62.7 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 46.743.7–52.4 | 54.551.2–62.8 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 46.843.7–52.4 | 54.651.3–62.9 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 46.843.7–52.4 | 54.651.3–63 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 46.943.8–52.5 | 54.751.4–63 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 4743.9–52.6 | 54.751.4–63.1 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 4743.9–52.6 | 54.851.5–63.1 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 47.144–52.7 | 54.951.6–63.2 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 47.244–52.8 | 5551.7–63.2 | 42 |
| 2099 | 47.344.1–52.9 | 55.251.8–63.3 | 42 |
| 2100 | 47.444.1–53 | 55.351.9–63.3 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025