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Poland
Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Polish Zloty (PLN)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1701.42 (2023)
Inflation rate
11.53% (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.91% (2023)
Below the poverty line
11.8% (2022)
Gini coefficient
28.5 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
24%
Smoking men
27.9%
Smoking women
20.1%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
312685
Land area
304255
Water area
8430
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- PayU
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
79.28%
iOS
20.57%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+48
Internet domain
.pl
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
132 (2022)
Internet user penetration
85% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
22% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
PL
Capital
Warsaw
Official language
Polish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
19.4%
Alcohol and tobacco
6.4%
Current as of
2022
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
10.96
Beer
5.72
Wine
0.88
Spirits
4.36
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
38746310
Male population
18441415
Female population
20304895
Population growth rate
-1% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
8.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
12.2 (2024)
Urbanization
60.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
A- (2007)
Moody's
A2 (2002)
Standard & Poors
A- (2018)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.2%
15-64 years
65.9%
65+ years
19.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
0.3%
Not specified
13%
Current as of
2022
Last update: 2025-08-04