| 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.) |
| Median age |
total: 36.2 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 38.2 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.02% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
10.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
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 |
total: 8.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 74.16 years
male: 70.04 years
female: 78.52 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
| 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 |
conventional long form: republic of poland
conventional short form: poland
local short form: polska
local long form: rzeczpospolita polska |