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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TODAY: POLAND

The People of Poland Population: 38,476,269 Ethnic Groups: Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% Age Structure:

0–14 years: 14.76% 15–24 years: 10.7% 25–54 years: 43.48% 55–64 years: 14.21% 65 years and over: 16.86% Population Growth Rate: -0.13%

Birth Rate: 9.5 births/1,000 population Death Rate: 10.4 deaths/1,000 population Migration Rate: -0.4 migrants/1,000 population (2016 est.) Infant Mortality Rate: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth: Total Population: 77.8 years Male: 73.9 years Female: 81.8 years Total Fertility Rate: 1.35 children born/woman Religions: Catholic 87.2%, Protestant 0.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Orthodox 1.3%, other 0.4% Languages: Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3% Literacy rate: 99.8%

Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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