Short facts about people of Poland

Population:

38,633,912 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  18.39% (male 3,640,451; female 3,463,604) 15-64 years:  69.17% (male 13,288,471; female 13,434,753) 65 years and over:  12.44% (male 1,836,816; female 2,969,817) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.03% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10.2 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.98 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

9.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.42 years male:  69.26 years female:  77.82 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.37 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.07% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Pole(s) adjective:  Polish

Ethnic groups:

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:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% male:  99% female:  98% (1978 est.)

Source: World Factbook