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Demographics of Poland

The total population of Poland is 38,104,832 people. People in Poland speak the Polish language. The linguistic diversity of Poland is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale which for Poland is 0.0468. The median age is approximately 39.5 years. Life expectancy in Poland is 77. The female fertility rate in Poland is 1.3. Around 25% of the population of Poland are obese. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for Poland is 0.1183. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Poland see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population

In Poland, the population density is 123 people per square kilometer (320 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be densely populated. The total population of Poland is 38,104,832 people. Poland has approximately 619,403 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Poland represent 0.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Poland represent 0.9 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Poland is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Poland is 0.1183. This means that the people living in Poland are coming from a narrow group of ethnicities, all of which are related to one another. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Poland on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age

The median age is approximately 39.5 years. The median age for men is 37.9, while the median age for women is 41.3.

Gender

The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.06. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.06; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.99; sex ratio over 64 - 0.62; total sex ratio - 0.94. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion

The majority religion of Poland is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 94.3% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Poland are Hinduism, Buddhism. The religious diversity of Poland is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Poland. The index of religious fractionalization in Poland is 0.1712. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.

General development

Poland is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Poland may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Poland, 65 in every 100 people use internet. Poland has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.834. Poland has a high HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life while providing substantial aid and assistance to citizens with lower living standards. The migration rate in Poland is -0.46%. In Poland, 17.3% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Poland is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.

Language

People in Poland speak the Polish language. The linguistic diversity of Poland is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Poland. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Poland is 0.0468. This means that within the country there is one major language and a few minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.