Poland:
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Population	38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 15.5% (male 3,070,388/female 2,906,121) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 13,639,012/female 13,761,154) 65 years and over: 13.3% (male 1,964,429/female 3,177,137) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 37.3 years male: 35.4 years female: 39.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.046% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	9.94 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	9.94 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.057 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.618 male(s)/female total population: 0.941 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 75.19 years male: 71.18 years female: 79.44 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.26 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	14,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100 (2001 est.)
Nationality	noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish
Ethnic groups	Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% (2002 census)
Religions	Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Languages	Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)