Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Poland
Poland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1132 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1132
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2699
in 1950
All-time low
0.1132
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.1132 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Poland peaked at 0.2699 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1132, in 2023.
That places Poland 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2699 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2643 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2511 | -5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2323 | -7.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2228 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2135 | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.2097 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2026 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2008 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1912 | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1844 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1778 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1756 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1718 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1666 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1619 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1593 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1572 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1559 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1559 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1562 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1559 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1537 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.151 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1504 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1506 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1528 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1533 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1534 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.153 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1518 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1507 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1492 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1484 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1471 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1459 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1448 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1444 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1451 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.146 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.147 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1464 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1438 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.141 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1385 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1368 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1348 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1329 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1319 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1301 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.128 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.126 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1245 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1241 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1238 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1243 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1244 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1243 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1233 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1219 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1207 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1199 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.119 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1176 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1164 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1158 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1154 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1149 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1152 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1153 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1149 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1157 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.114 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1132 | -0.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.1132 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.1132 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2258 | 0.1912 | 0.2699 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1666 | 0.1559 | 0.1844 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.153 | 0.1504 | 0.1562 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1473 | 0.1444 | 0.1518 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1383 | 0.1301 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1245 | 0.1219 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.117 | 0.1149 | 0.1207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1144 | 0.1132 | 0.1157 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 137 Bulgaria 0.1148 compare
- 138 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.1145 compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1134 compare
- 141 New Caledonia 0.1127 compare
- 142 Brunei 0.1122 compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.1121 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Poland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Poland was 0.1132 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2699 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1132 in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Poland ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.