Population in Poland

Poland
38 244 000

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Poland is 38 244 000 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 848 303 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 4 488 890 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 4 613 183 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 16 421 018 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 7 189 872 people, and the centenarians in Poland over 80 years old - 1 682 736 people.

35

place is occupied by Poland in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Poland by age groups

Children under 6 years old 3 848 303 / 10.06%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 4 488 890 / 11.74%
Young people from 18 to 29 4 613 183 / 12.06%
Adults from 30 to 59 16 421 018 / 42.94%
Elderly over 60 7 189 872 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 1 682 736 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Poland

Total in Poland permanent residents 17 955 558 men (46.95%) and 20 288 442 women (53.05%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 41 168 354 / 6%934 684 / 5.7%47.4%
5 – 91 168 354 / 6%916 709 / 5.6%47.2%
10 - 14 1 042 531 / 5.3%826 836 / 5.1%47.2%
15 - 19 880 759 / 4.4%718 988 / 4.5%47.7%
20 - 24 1 042 531 / 5.3%862 785 / 5.3%48.7%
25 - 29 1 545 822 / 8.1%1 294 177 / 7.7%48.6%
30 - 34 1 509 873 / 7.9%1 294 177 / 7.7%49.1%
35 - 39 1 384 050 / 7.2%1 258 228 / 7.5%50.8%
40 - 44 1 276 202 / 6.6%1 186 329 / 7.1%51.2%
45 - 49 1 168 354 / 6%1 096 456 / 6.6%51.5%
50 - 54 1 330 126 / 6.9%1 330 127 / 7.9%53.3%
55 - 59 1 402 025 / 7.3%1 527 848 / 9%55.2%
60 - 64 1 168 354 / 6%1 366 076 / 8.1%57%
65 - 69 808 860 / 4%1 078 481 / 6.5%60.1%
70 - 74 341 518 / 1.4%575 190 / 3.7%65.5%
75 - 79 431 392 / 1.9%898 735 / 5.5%69.7%
80+305 569 / 1.2%808 861 / 5%74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents in Poland: have higher education 22.6% (8 643 144 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (1 147 320 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (13 614 864 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 966 064 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (3 288 984 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (3 174 252 people), have no education — 0.3% (114 732 people), illiterate — 0.7% (267 708 people).

Higher education 8 643 144 / 22.6%
Incomplete higher 1 147 320 / 3%
Secondary vocational 13 614 864 / 35.6%
Elementary school 5 966 064 / 15.6%
Middle school 3 288 984 / 8.6%
High school 3 174 252 / 8.3%
Without education 114 732 / 0.3%
Illiterate 267 708 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Poland

Total in Poland the number of officially employed population is 24 437 916 people (63.9%), pensioners 10 325 880 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 332 884 people (6.1%).

Employed population 24 437 916 / 63.9%
Unemployed 2 332 884 / 6.1%
Pensioners 10 325 880 / 27%

Disability

Total in Poland have a disability 3 797 629 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 600 431 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 460 921 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 403 555 (3.67.%), disabled children 332 723 (0.87.%).

Total disabled 3 797 629 / 9.93%
Disabled of the group I 600 431 / 1.57%
Disabled of the group II 1 460 921 / 3.82%
Disabled of the group III 1 403 555 / 3.67%
Disabled children 332 723 / 0.87%