Poland: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 37,561,599

Natural Increase: -0.5%

Density: 123 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 60.1%

Population of main metropolitan areas: Warsaw (1,790,700); Krakow (779,200); Lodz (680,000); Wroclaw (642,900); Poznan (534,900); Gdansk (471,000); Szczecin (402,000); Bydgoszcz (348,200); Lublin (339,800)

Ethnic Origins: 97% Polish, 1% Silesian or other German, 2% Belarusian or Ukrainian. (Central Statistical Office)

Official Language: Polish

Other Languages Spoken: Polish belongs to the family of West Slavic languages (with Czech and Slovakian).
The most spoken foreign languages are German and English, but it is useful to know a few words of Polish to travel around the country, especially outside large urban areas.

Business Language(s): Depending on the type of company you contact, the geographical location and the sector of activity, it may be difficult to find someone who speaks English. Insufficient knowledge of English and German often makes it necessary to bring an interpreter. However, the younger generations are more likely to speak English and are studying and practicing it with increasing frequency.

Religion: Catholics 87.2%
Orthodox 1.3%
Protestants 0.4%
Others 0.4%
Unspecified 10.8%

Area: 312,710 km²

Type of State: Poland (official name: Republic of Poland) is a republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country, Emerging Financial Market.
EU member since 2004; high GDP growth rate

HDI*: 0.843/1

HDI (World Rank): 36/188

Telephone Code:
To call from Poland, dial 00
To call Poland, dial +48

Internet Suffix: .pl

Computers: 16.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 16.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 65.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population