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Poland People 1996

Population:

38,792,442 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

23% (female 4,349,467; male 4,559,536)

15-64 years:

66% (female 12,849,300; male 12,698,179)

65 years and over:

11% (female 2,693,407; male 1,642,553) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.36% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

13.34 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

9.23 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

12.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

73.13 years

male:

69.15 years

female:

77.33 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.92 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Pole(s)

adjective:

Polish

Ethnic divisions:

Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Byelorussian 0.5% (1990 est.)

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%

Languages:

Polish

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1978)

total population:

99%

male:

99%

female:

98%

Labor force:

17.321 million (1993 annual average)

by occupation:

industry and construction 32.0%, agriculture 27.6%, trade, transport, and communications 14.7%, government and other 25.7% (1992)

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