Demographics

Demographics of Poland in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

37.965 million

TFR

1.46 Child

Median Age

40.3 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

53 %

Life Expectancy

77 Years

Net Migration Rate

88.2 ‰

Executive Summary

Poland - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

3241 k people

Birth

354 k people

Death

479 k people

Net Migration

3366 k people

Poland - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Poland - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

-3.3 ‰

Net Migration

88.2 ‰

Young Dependency

23.3 %

Old Dependency

29.6 %

Poland - Median Age
Note: Age
Poland - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3%

Religion

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. by CIA)

Poland - Education
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Poland - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Poland - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Poland - Labor Participation by Groups
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Poland - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

Poland - Population in Key Regions
Poland - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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