Poland

In the Journal of Global Catholicism

"Religious Imageries at Polish Catholic Shrines," Journal of Global Catholicism 2, no. 2 (2018).

Iuliia Buyskykh, "In Pursuit of Healing and Memories: Cross-Border Ukrainian Pilgrimage to a Polish Shrine," Journal of Global Catholicism 3, no. 1 64-98, DOI: 10.32436/2475-6423.1049.

In the News

Amid scandals and politics, Poland’s youths lose faith in Catholic Church - New York Times - November 28, 2022
Religious imageries at Polish Catholic shrines focus of new Journal issue - June 6, 2018
Pope Francis will encounter a socially conservative church in Poland - New York Times - July 26, 2016

Demographics

National Demographics

Total Population:

38,104,832 1

Urban:

60.10% 1

Rural:

39.90% 1

Immigrants as % of Population:

1.6% 2

Homicides:

0.74 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3

Level of Public Corruption:

29 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4

Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics:

38 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7

Fertility Rate:

1.35 births per adult woman 5

Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5:

0.50% 5

Life Expectancy at Birth:

78 years 5

Adult Literacy Rate:

99.76% 5

Internet Users:

67% 5

Gross National Income per Capita:

US$13,690 5

Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day:

0.0% 5

Catholic Demographics

These statistics are derived from the Vatican's official publication, Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2020 (Vatican City: Librera Editrice Vaticana, 2022). The numbers may differ from data reported by other sources on this site.

Baptized Catholics:

37,020,000

Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population:

97.60%

Baptisms per Year (Under age 7):

327,168

Baptisms per Year (Over age 7):

3,001

First Communions per Year:

286,735

Confirmations per Year:

333,739

Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools:

79,366

Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools:

56,603

Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education:

87,962

Church Marriages per Year:

97,880

Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics:

95,948

Priests:

29,741

Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters):

18,271

Catholics per Priest:

1,245

Parishes:

10,391

Catholic Hospitals:

Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids:

183

1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition.
2.United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 revision.
3.United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Homicide Statistics 2015.
4.Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2016.
5.UNICEF, State of the World's Children, 2016.
6. Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2020 (Vatican City: Librera Editrice Vaticana, 2022).
7.World Economic Forum, The Global Gender Gap Report, 2016.

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