Philippines vs Poland
Philippines vs Poland: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 69.8 years in Philippines and 78.6 years in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 8.8 years, or 1.13 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 80.4 years and Poland at 89 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Philippines | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 69.8 | 78.6 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 69.5 | 77.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 66.7 | 75.6 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | 76.6 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 69.7 | 77.9 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 69.8 | 77.6 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 70 | 77.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 69.5 | 77.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 69.5 | 77.6 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 69.3 | 77.3 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 69.3 | 77.1 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 69.2 | 76.8 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 69.1 | 76.6 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 68.9 | 76.3 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 68.6 | 75.9 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 68.6 | 75.6 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 68.6 | 75.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 68.2 | 75.3 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 68.4 | 75.1 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 68.3 | 74.9 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 68.1 | 74.8 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 74.5 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 67.8 | 74.2 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 67.8 | 73.7 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 67.5 | 73.2 | 66 |
| 1998 | 67.2 | 72.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 67 | 72.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 66.7 | 72.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 66.3 | 72 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 66 | 71.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 65.7 | 71.3 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 65.4 | 70.9 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 64.6 | 70.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 64.4 | 70.6 | 64 |
| 1989 | 64.1 | 70.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 63.7 | 70.8 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 63.3 | 70.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 62.9 | 70.6 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 62.7 | 70.5 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 62.4 | 70.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 62.4 | 70.8 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 62.2 | 70.9 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 61.9 | 70.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 61.9 | 70.5 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 61.7 | 70.3 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 61.5 | 70.4 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 61.4 | 70.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 60.9 | 70.4 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 60.9 | 70.6 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 60.8 | 70.7 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 60.7 | 70.7 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 60.9 | 70.1 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 61.1 | 69.8 | 56 |
| 1970 | 60.8 | 69.6 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 61 | 69.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 60.9 | 69.8 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 60.8 | 69.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 60.6 | 69.7 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 60.4 | 69.4 | 54 |
| 1964 | 60.1 | 68.9 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 60 | 68.3 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 59.8 | 68 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 59.5 | 67.8 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 59.2 | 67.1 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 58.8 | 66.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 58.3 | 64.9 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 57.8 | 64.4 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 57.3 | 63.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 56.6 | 63.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 56 | 62.3 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 55.4 | 61.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 54.7 | 59.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 54.1 | 58.9 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 53.6 | 58.3 | 46.4 |
| 1938 | 40 | – | – |
| 1931 | – | 49.8 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Philippines | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7068.5–71.2 | 78.877.9–79.7 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 70.168.2–72 | 7977.6–80.4 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 70.267.9–72.5 | 79.277.5–80.8 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 70.367.6–73 | 79.377.4–81.2 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 70.467.3–73.3 | 79.577.4–81.6 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 70.667.2–73.7 | 79.777.3–82 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 70.767.4–74 | 79.977.2–82.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 70.867.1–74.4 | 8077.2–82.6 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 70.967.1–74.5 | 80.277.1–82.9 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 71.167.1–74.8 | 80.477.1–83.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 71.266.8–75.1 | 80.577.2–83.4 | 75 |
| 2035 | 71.366.7–75.5 | 80.777.3–83.7 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 71.466.8–75.8 | 80.977.3–84 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 71.666.6–76 | 8177.3–84.3 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 71.766.5–76.3 | 81.277.3–84.5 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 71.866.5–76.6 | 81.377.5–84.8 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 71.966.4–76.8 | 81.577.5–85 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 72.166.3–76.9 | 81.777.5–85.1 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 72.266.2–77.2 | 81.877.6–85.5 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 72.366.4–77.4 | 8277.6–85.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 72.466.4–77.6 | 82.177.7–85.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 72.666.1–78 | 82.377.6–86 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 72.766.3–78.1 | 82.477.7–86.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 72.866.3–78.6 | 82.677.9–86.6 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 7366.4–78.8 | 82.777.9–86.6 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 73.166.5–79 | 82.978–86.8 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 73.266.3–79.3 | 8378–87 | 77 |
| 2051 | 73.466.6–79.7 | 83.278.2–87.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 73.566.5–79.9 | 83.378.3–87.6 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 73.666.5–80.1 | 83.478.5–87.7 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 73.866.5–80.3 | 83.678.6–88 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 73.966.3–80.7 | 83.778.6–88.3 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 7466.6–80.9 | 83.878.8–88.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 74.266.4–81.1 | 8478.7–88.6 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 74.366.6–81.1 | 84.178.9–88.9 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 74.466.3–81.5 | 84.278.9–89 | 78 |
| 2060 | 74.666.7–81.6 | 84.479.1–89.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 74.766.6–81.8 | 84.579.2–89.3 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 74.966.6–82.1 | 84.679.2–89.6 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 7566.5–82.3 | 84.779.3–89.9 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 75.166.4–82.4 | 84.979.4–89.9 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 75.366.6–82.7 | 8579.5–90.2 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 75.466.7–83.1 | 85.179.7–90.4 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 75.666.9–83.3 | 85.279.7–90.4 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 75.767–83.5 | 85.479.9–90.8 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 75.867.1–83.7 | 85.580–91.1 | 79 |
| 2070 | 7666.8–83.9 | 85.680.2–91.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 76.166.9–84.1 | 85.780.1–91.4 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 76.367–84.2 | 85.880.3–91.5 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 76.467.1–84.4 | 8680.2–91.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 76.667.3–84.8 | 86.180.4–92 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 76.767.3–84.9 | 86.280.5–91.9 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 76.867.4–85 | 86.380.4–92.1 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 7767.2–85.2 | 86.580.6–92.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 77.167.2–85.1 | 86.680.7–92.6 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 77.367.3–85.4 | 86.780.8–92.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 77.467.1–85.5 | 86.880.8–93 | 80 |
| 2081 | 77.667.3–85.7 | 86.981–93 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 77.767.3–85.7 | 8781–93.5 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 77.967.6–86 | 87.281–93.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 7867.6–86.1 | 87.381.2–93.7 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 78.267.5–86.2 | 87.481.3–94 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 78.367.7–86.5 | 87.581.2–94.1 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 78.467.7–86.6 | 87.681.4–94.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 78.667.6–86.9 | 87.781.2–94.3 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 78.867.9–87.1 | 87.881.2–94.6 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 78.968.1–87.3 | 87.981.5–94.7 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 79.168.3–87.5 | 8881.3–94.8 | 81 |
| 2092 | 79.268.3–87.4 | 88.181.5–94.9 | 81 |
| 2093 | 79.468.2–87.6 | 88.381.5–95.1 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 79.568.2–87.7 | 88.481.6–95.5 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 79.668.1–87.9 | 88.581.7–95.5 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 79.868.1–88 | 88.681.7–95.8 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 79.968.3–88.1 | 88.781.7–95.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 80.168.4–88.3 | 88.881.5–96.2 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 80.268.6–88.6 | 88.981.8–96.2 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 80.468.4–88.8 | 8981.8–96.3 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- 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
Philippines vs Poland
Health
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025