Po People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
38,093,101 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish
Ethnic groups
Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.)
note: represents ethnicity declared first
Languages
Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3%; note - data represent the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian as national minority languages, and Karaim, Lemko, Romani (Polska Roma and Bergitka Roma), and Tatar as ethnic minority languages (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
Księga Faktów Świata, niezbędne źródło podstawowych informacji. (Polish)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Catholic 85% (includes Roman Catholic 84.8% and other Catholic 0.3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentecostal), other 0.3% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Church of Jesus Christ), unspecified 12.9% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 14.83% (male 2,918,518/female 2,756,968)
15-24 years: 9.8% (male 1,928,637/female 1,823,894)
25-54 years: 43.33% (male 8,384,017/female 8,203,646)
55-64 years: 13.32% (male 2,424,638/female 2,675,351)
65 years and over: 18.72% (male 2,867,315/female 4,299,341) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 51.4
youth dependency ratio: 23.4
elderly dependency ratio: 28.6
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 41.9 years
male: 40.3 years
female: 43.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.26% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
8.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
10.71 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk
Urbanization
urban population: 60.1% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: -0.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.795 million WARSAW (capital), 770,000 Krakow (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
27.9 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.76 years
male: 75.02 years
female: 82.73 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.4 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
62.3% (2014)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
6.5% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
3.77 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
6.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: intermediate (2016)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2016)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
23.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 10.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 5.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 4.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 24% (2020 est.)
male: 27.9% (2020 est.)
female: 20.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
0.7% (2010/12)
Education expenditures
5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.9%
female: 99.7% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 11.9%
male: 11.6%
female: 12.5% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Po on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Po 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Po 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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