Official Name | Republic of Poland |
Capital | Warsaw |
Area | 312,679 sq km (120,726 sq mi) |
Location | Poland is located in Central Europe. |
Geography | The neighboring countries are Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Russian province of Kaliningrad Oblast to the northeast. To the north, Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea |
Population | (2016) |
37,967,209 | |
Density | (2016) |
121.4 persons per sq km | |
(314.5 persons per sq mi) | |
Urban-Rural | (2015) |
60.54% urban | |
39.46% rural | |
Sex Distribution | (2016) |
48.4% male (18,377,040) | |
51.6% female (19,590,169) | |
Life Expectancy at Birth | (2016) |
73.5 years male | |
81.6 years female | |
Age Breakdown | (1990) |
15% under 15 (5,708,855) | |
18.8% 15 to 29 (7,153,794) | |
23.3% 30 to 44 (8,850,251) | |
19.7% 45 to 59 (7,484,948) | |
16% 60 to 74 (6,069,189) | |
7.2% 75 and over (2,700,172) | |
Birth Rate | (2015) |
9.7 per 1,000 | |
Death Rate | (2015) |
10.4 per 1,000 | |
Increase Rate | (2015) |
-0.7 per 1,000 | |
Infant Mortality Rate | (2015) |
4.0 live births |