Poland

Country at a glance

Poland is a central europe member of the European Union, with its capital in Warsaw. The country joined the European Communities in 2004 in the largest single enlargement to date — the ten central-and-eastern European, Mediterranean accession. Economically, Poland is the EU's sixth-largest economy and largest among the 2004 entrants, with a diversified manufacturing base, retaining the złoty outside the eurozone. The country retains the PLN, with eurozone entry foreseen once the convergence criteria are met, and it is part of the Schengen area for cross-border movement. Polish is the official language and the country is divided into 7 NUTS-1 statistical regions for the purposes of Eurostat reporting. On Eurostat's headline indicators, Poland is currently 5th-most populous of the 27 member states with data on record; 6th by GDP at current prices.

Key insights

How Poland stands out across the EU-27 on flagship indicators — auto-generated from the latest Eurostat snapshot.

• 🟡Fertility rate 1.1 — well below the 2.1 replacement level
• 🟢Unemployment 3.1% — 2nd lowest in EU
• 🔵489k first residence permits issued — 3rd most in EU

Poland vs EU-27

Flagship indicators alongside the EU-27 average and Poland's rank across covered member states.

Indicators by topic

Every Eurostat indicator we hold for Poland, grouped by theme. Click through to the indicator profile for the cross-country timeline.

More data on Poland

This profile covers Eurostat statistical indicators. The pages below extend the picture into other strands of EU public data — parliamentary representation, public procurement, EU-funded research, cohesion-fund spending, regional statistics.

• European Parliament

  MEPs elected from Poland (current term, 2024–2029).

• Public tenders

  TED notices from Poland buyers — public contracts above EU thresholds.

• EU research grants

  CORDIS-funded R&D projects coordinated from Poland.

• Cohesion funds

  Kohesio-listed ERDF/ESF+/Cohesion Fund projects in Poland.

Sources & methodology

Data on this page comes from Eurostat (404 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Each indicator card links to the cross-country profile with the full year-by-year timeline. See methodology for caveats, revision policy and ranking definitions, or sources for the complete dataset list.

Last refreshed: 2026-05-18 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API