Living conditions in Poland:

Population in Poland – 38 million people in 2004year

Population

Migration of population

Figures concerning mortality are regularly improving and exert a positive impact expectation on life. It is projected that men will reach the average age of 70.2 years while women-78.4 years, that is approx.4 years and over 3 years more, accordingly, than in 1991.

The difference between expectation on life of men and women in Poland is large (over 8 years), while the European average is 5-6 years. Also, the age that people in Poland live up to is below the level recorded in Scandinavian countries and in Western Europe (for women- by 4-5 years, for men-by 6-7 years) (Central Statistical Office, 2003).

Fertility

Live births

Marriages contracted and dissolved (in thous.)

Marriages contracted in

Contracted and dissolved marriages

Divorces in

Population by educational level

Women and men on the labour market Population at the working age comprise women aged years and men aged years. People aged 0-17 years constitute a group of persons at the pre-working age, while women aged 60 years or more and men aged 65 years or more belong to a post-working age group.

Working and non-working age population: Pre-working age (in thous.)  Males  Females – 4074  Urban areas – 4645  Rural areas – 3705

Working age (in thous.) –  Of which of mobility age  Males  Females  Urban areas –1534  Rural areas- 8696

Post-working age (in thous.)  Males  Females  Urban areas-3526  Rural areas- 2276

Population by economic age groups

Men and women by economic activity

Unemployed rate by gender and educational level

The unemployed by sex

Unemployment rate in different areas in Poland

Wages and salaries

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