Poland: People

The World Factbook 1993: Poland People

Population: 38,519,486 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.35% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 13.59 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.59 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.2 years male: 68.14 years female: 76.51 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish

Ethnic divisions: Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Belarusian 0.5% (1990 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%

Languages: Polish

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

Labor force: 15.609 million

by occupation: industry and construction 34.4%, agriculture 27.3%, trade, transport, and communications 16.1%, government and other 22.2% (1991)