| Population: |
38,633,912 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.03% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
10.2 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.98 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
9.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.42 years
male:
69.26 years
female:
77.82 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.37 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.07% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Pole(s)
adjective:
Polish
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| Ethnic groups: |
Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Byelorussian 0.5% (1990 est.)
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
98% (1978 est.)
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