Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
38,463,689 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 15% (male 2,964,995/female 2,802,278)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
71.6% (male 13,713,078/female 13,845,251)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
13.4% (male 1,966,406/female 3,190,911) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 38.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
36.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
40 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
-0.053% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
10.04 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
10.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.061 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 6.66 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 75.85 years
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
71.88 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
80.06 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
1.29 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
20,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease:
tickborne encephalitis
note:
highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds
(2009)
noun: Pole(s)
adjective:
Polish
Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% (2002 census)
Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Polish (official) 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.8%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
99.8%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
99.7% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 15 years
male:
15 years
female:
16 years (2007)
4.9% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]