Country profile
Poland
Poland ranks #42 of 215 for population, #59 of 209 for gdp per capita, #61 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
37M
people · 2024
Rank #42 of 215
Life expectancy
78.4
years · 2024
Rank #61 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #157 of 186
Under-5 mortality
4.2
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #209 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
94.1%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #27 of 232
Tobacco use
23.6%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #56 of 163
Calorie supply
3,730
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #10 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
89M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #2 of 203
GDP per capita
$25,104
current US$ · 2024
Rank #59 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.79
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #75 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
158
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #67 of 210
Forest area
31.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #126 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
18
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #148 of 248
Protected areas
38.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #16 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
7.08
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #40 of 210
Fertilizer use
124
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #43 of 194
Pesticide use
1.73
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #93 of 193
Cereal yield
4.85
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #49 of 182
Digital
Internet users
88.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #72 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
25.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #88 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
138
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #49 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #88 of 215
Renewable electricity output
17.5%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #168 of 257
Energy use per person
29,206
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #61 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.77
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #36 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Poland; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield