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Nationality:
noun: Pole(s)
adjective:
Polish
Ethnic groups:
Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% (2002 census)
Languages:
Polish (official) 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 89.8% [about 75% practicing], Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Population:
38,415,284 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.6% (male 2,892,701/female 2,731,949)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.7% (male 2,486,571/female 2,388,318)
25-54 years:
44.3% (male 8,563,424/female 8,470,745)
55-64 years:
14.3% (male 2,586,466/female 2,908,284)
65 years and over:
14% (male 2,066,066/female 3,320,760) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.2 years
female:
40.6 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.075% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 197
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Birth rate:
9.96 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
WARSAW (capital) 1.71 million; Krakow 756,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 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 (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 168
male:
7.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.25 years
country comparison to the world: 78
male:
72.31 years
female:
80.43 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.31 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.144 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
6.62 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 80% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
