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🇵🇱 Poland

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3POL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2PL
UN M49 numeric616
IOC codePOL
Official nameRepublic of Poland
Native name(s)pol: official: Rzeczpospolita Polska; common: Polska
Alt spellingsPL, Republic of Poland, Rzeczpospolita Polska
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionEurope
SubregionCentral Europe
UN regional groupEastern European Group
CapitalWarsaw
Area (km²)312,679
Lat / Lng52.0000, 20.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)BLR, CZE, DEU, LTU, RUS, SVK, UKR
Top-level domain.pl
Calling coderoot: +4; suffixes: 8

Demographics

Population (World Bank)36,435,861 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)78.41 (2024)
Languagespol: Polish
Demonymseng: f: Polish; m: Polish; fra: f: Polonaise; m: Polonais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)1,035,491,784,197.44 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)28,419.578 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)2.976 (2025)
CurrenciesPLN: name: Polish złoty; symbol: zł

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195024,780,161
195125,222,692
195225,672,460
195326,126,456
195426,590,474
195527,063,640
195627,535,568
195728,076,498
195828,643,640
195929,132,527
196029,575,966
196129,979,689
196230,338,087
196330,674,020
196430,993,135
196531,288,336
196631,568,284
196731,828,630
196832,078,388
196932,322,775
197032,542,633
197132,771,296
197233,041,996
197333,333,274
197433,642,461
197533,964,399
197634,296,607
197734,628,512
197834,934,213
197935,248,387
198035,576,519
198135,900,913
198236,233,460
198336,573,699
198436,905,800
198537,200,853
198637,452,611
198737,665,707
198837,817,864
198937,938,088
199038,055,455
199138,152,947
199238,233,640
199338,294,882
199438,344,313
199538,364,667
199638,359,171
199738,348,310
199838,326,437
199938,287,713
200038,258,071
200138,247,357
200238,229,408
200338,203,524
200438,167,572
200538,124,379
200638,071,167
200738,020,421
200837,995,902
200938,002,155
201038,095,351
201138,208,643
201238,247,868
201338,259,262
201438,265,113
201538,266,314
201638,263,265
201738,254,959
201838,241,071
201938,225,885
202038,171,012
202138,040,302
202238,385,739
202338,762,844

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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