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Population:
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38,626,349 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.1% (male 3,388,247; female 3,216,085)
15-64 years: 70% (male 13,454,820; female 13,591,814)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,896,940; female 3,078,443) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 36.2 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 38.2 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.02% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.97 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.16 years
male: 70.04 years
female: 78.52 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Pole(s)
adjective: Polish
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Ethnic groups:
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Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other 2.7% (2002)
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
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Languages:
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Polish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
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