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Poland

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Capital
Warsaw
Currency
złoty
Continent
Europe
Area
312,683 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q36 · Official languages: Polish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
36.44M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.04T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
28.42K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.81 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.98 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.14 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
78.41 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Poland: 36.44M
Poland · Population36.26M36.78M37.29M37.81M38.32M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · Population · people
YearPoland
202536,435,861
202436,559,233
202336,687,353
202236,821,749
202136,981,559
202037,515,748
201937,965,475
201837,974,750
201737,974,826
201637,970,087
201537,986,412
201438,011,735
201338,040,196
201238,063,164
201138,063,255
201038,042,794
200938,151,603
200838,125,759
200738,120,560
200638,141,267
current US$ · 20062025
2025Poland: 1.04T
Poland · GDP276.94B483.82B690.69B897.57B1.1T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · GDP · current US$
YearPoland
20251,035,491,784,197.44
2024917,767,106,146.76
2023812,451,193,396.14
2022695,607,470,875.28
2021689,170,230,665.35
2020605,914,237,903.74
2019602,683,770,144.88
2018594,616,632,477.02
2017528,356,723,263.07
2016473,259,623,976.26
2015480,054,118,583.37
2014542,134,167,178.63
2013518,179,836,405.36
2012498,148,649,702.66
2011527,848,543,023.47
2010478,111,630,683.51
2009440,891,472,247.1
2008535,612,030,671.89
2007429,715,132,137.5
2006345,897,630,736.17

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Poland: 28.42K
Poland · GDP per capita7,133.7812.94K18.74K24.55K30.35K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearPoland
202528,419.58
202425,103.57
202322,145.27
202218,891.21
202118,635.51
202016,150.93
201915,874.52
201815,658.21
201713,913.34
201612,464.01
201512,637.52
201414,262.28
201313,621.9
201213,087.42
201113,867.67
201012,567.73
200911,556.3
200814,048.56
200711,272.53
20069,068.86
% · 20062025
2025Poland: 3.81
Poland · Inflation-2.42.196.7811.3715.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · Inflation · %
YearPoland
20253.81
20243.79
202311.53
202214.43
20215.06
20203.37
20192.23
20181.81
20172.08
2016-0.66
2015-0.87
20140.05
20130.99
20123.56
20114.24
20102.58
20093.8
20084.16
20072.46
20061.28

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Poland: 2.98
Poland · Unemployment1.644.958.2711.5814.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearPoland
20252.98
20242.81
20232.74
20222.81
20213.27
20203.16
20193.27
20183.84
20174.87
20166.14
20157.48
20148.97
201310.29
201210.03
20119.58
20109.58
20098.13
20087.07
20079.55
200613.79

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Poland:
Poland · Fertility rate1.111.211.311.411.512006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearPoland
2025No data available
20241.14
20231.2
20221.29
20211.33
20201.39
20191.44
20181.46
20171.48
20161.39
20151.32
20141.32
20131.29
20121.33
20111.33
20101.41
20091.4
20081.39
20071.31
20061.27

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Poland:
Poland · Life expectancy74.8275.876.7877.7678.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Poland · Life expectancy · years
YearPoland
2025No data available
202478.41
202378.26
202277.16
202175.35
202076.4
201977.9
201877.6
201777.75
201677.85
201577.45
201477.6
201377
201276.75
201176.7
201076.25
200975.7
200875.54
200775.24
200675.14
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology