Population by the economic age groups (as of 31 December)
pre-working (0–17 years)
working (18–59/64 years)
post-working (60/65 years and more)
The number of persons at the non-working age per 100 persons at the working age
pre-working (0–17 years)
post-working (60/65 years and more)
Life expectancy in years
1990
2024
Vital statistics
1990
2000
2010
2020
2024
Per 1 000 population:
live births
14.3
9.9
10.7
9.3
6.7
deaths
10.2
9.6
9.8
12.5
10.9
natural increase
4.1
0.3
0.9
-3.2
-4.2
marriages contracted
6.7
5.5
5.9
3.8
3.6
divorces
1.1
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.5
Separations in thousands
.
1.3
2.8
0.7
0.5
Infant deaths per 1 000 live births
19.3
8.1
5.0
3.6
3.6
Fertility rate
Average age of mothers at birth of first child
1990
2024
International migration of population for permanent residence
thousand persons
Emigration
Immigration
Note. Data not available for 2015.
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Explanations
Data contained in the folder are presented in accordance with the Polish Classification of
Activities – PKD 2007, compiled on the basis of the Statistical Classification of Economic
Activities in the European Community – NACE Rev. 2.
Data concerning the population and the households were compiled on the basis of population balances
based on the results of the National Population and Housing Census: for years 1990–2009 – 2002
Census, for years 2010–2019 – 2011 Census, since 2020 – 2021 Census.
Data concerning economic activity of the population were compiled on the basis of sample Labour
Force Survey (LFS) and were generalised based on population balances on the basis of the National
Population and Housing Census 2021.
Source of information regarding the living conditions of the population, i.e. the level and
structure of available income, expenditure as well as consumption of selected foodstuffs is a
sample
survey of household budgets.
Data concerning national accounts are presented in compliance with the methodology of European
System of National and Regional Accounts ESA 2010 (on the basis revision from 2014).
Some data are preliminary and may change in other publications of Statistics Poland.
Symbols
(–)
magnitude zero
(0)
magnitude not zero, but less than
0.5 of a unit
(0.0)
magnitude not zero, but less than
0.05 of a unit
(.)
data not available, classified data
(statistical confidentiality) or providing data impossible or purposeless
Main abbreviations
tys.
thousand
mln
million
bn
billion
PLN
zloty
EUR
euro
USD
United States dollar
CHF
Swiss franc
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