Poland Demographics Profile 2004

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
male: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

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

14,000 (2003 est.)

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.)