| Population : |
38,626,349 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 3,388,247; female 3,216,085)
15-64 years: 70% (male 13,454,820; female 13,591,814)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,896,940; female 3,078,443) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.02% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
9.97 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 8.73 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 74.16 years
male: 70.04 years
female: 78.52 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% - note: no country specific models provided |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other 2.7% (2002) |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5% |
| Languages : |
Polish |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.) |
