17.12.2025 - A comprehensive analysis of issues related to the health status of the population and the functioning of the health care system in Poland. The study is based on up-to-date public statistics and serves as a reliable source of information supporting the assessment and monitoring of changes in the...

13.10.2025 - As of 31 December 2024 in Poland, there were 3.9 million persons who held a valid certificate of disability or a level of disability issued by the medical examination committee or an equivalent[1]. Such persons accounted for 10.5% off total population. [1] Certificate of a level of disability...

28.08.2025 - In 2024, the number of practicing physicians was 141,193, dentists – 36,965, nurses – 219,881, midwives – 28,828 and physiotherapists – 62,087. In 2024, the number of doctors living in Poland with a license to practice amounted to 166.5 thousand (in 2023 – 163.2 thousand). Among doctors licensed...

29.05.2025 - At the end of 2024, outpatient health care was carried out by 24 225 outpatient departments, 532 doctors practises and 2 508 dentists practises providing services funded by public sources. During the year, 324.7 million doctors consultations and 35.8 million stomatological consultations were...

14.05.2025 - Summaries of weekly deaths, which include age, sex as well as subregion of residence of the deceased (Weekly deaths). The data was prepared by Statistics Poland, taking into account the detailed levels of aggregation, i.e. sex, age groups categorised in 5-year periods, subregions (NUTS-3,...

27.03.2025 - In 2024 emergency rescue teams provided health care benefits in the occurrence place to nearly 3.2 million of persons. Almost 4.1 million of persons received health care benefits in hospital emergency wards or admission rooms under the outpatient treatment while over 2.3 million of persons...

20.12.2024 - Analysis devoted entirely to the issues of health and health care. It consists of a methodological and analytical part as well as tabular annex (in electronic version). The methodological notes contain not only key methodological explanations, but also information on data sources and definitions...

28.11.2024 - The results of a cyclical, voluntary sample survey conducted on a sample of households covered by the Household Budget Survey, including methodological notes and a comprehensive analytical comment. Information on, among others, the perceived health condition and the degree of disability of...

15.10.2024 - As of December 2023 in Poland, there were 4,006.4 thousand persons who had a valid certificate of disability or level of disability issued by the medical examination committee or a certificate of the level of incapacity to work[1] issued by the Social Insurance Institution. Of the 4,006.4 thousand...

27.09.2024 - The study is the result of an analysis of administrative sources, including registers, in relation to five medical professions: doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives and physiotherapists1. It showcases the resulting statistical data for the resources of the medical staff, as well as description of...

19.06.2024 - At the end of 2023, outpatient health care was carried out by 23.5 thousand outpatient departments and 3.2 thousand doctors and dentists practises providing services funded by public sources. During the year, 312.3 million doctors consultations and 34.9 million stomatological consultations were...

28.05.2024 - ​ At the end of 2023, there were operating 257 health resort facilities. 903.8 thousand patients were admitted to health resort facilities during a year, of which 819.2 thousand were inpatients. 73.0 thousand inpatients were treated in 48 inpatient rehabilitation facilities. At the end of 2023,...

15.05.2024 - At the end of 2023, there were operating 11.5 thousand pharmacies (generally available and dispensaries) and 1.1 thousand pharmaceutical outlets in which 57.8 thousand pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians were employed. At the end of 2023, there were operating 11.5 thousand generally...

13.05.2024 - The Government Population Council was established by Order No. 44 of the Prime Minister of 3 May 1974 as the Government Commission for the coordination of inter-ministerial activities in the field of population policy. Since the very beginning, the Commission has performed consultative and...

25.04.2024 - In 2023 emergency rescue teams provided health care benefits in the occurrence place to less than 2.8 million of persons. Almost 4.0 million of persons received health care benefits in hospital emergency wards or admission rooms under the outpatient treatment while almost 2.1 million of persons...

06.02.2024 - Summaries of weekly deaths, which include age, sex as well as subregion of residence of the deceased (Weekly deaths). The data was prepared by Statistics Poland, taking into account the detailed levels of aggregation, i.e. sex, age groups categorised in 5-year periods, subregions (NUTS-3,...

21.12.2023 - Analysis devoted entirely to the issues of health and health care. It consists of a methodological and analytical part + tabular annex (in electronic version). Methodological notes include information on data sources as well as terms and definitions of terms used in statistical reporting, which is...

19.12.2023 - In 2022, in Poland there were 103.4 thousand non-profit organizations, which affiliated 8,3 million members. They had 153.4 thousand full-time jobs, which accounted for 1.4% of the average employment in the national economy. In connection with the hostilities in Ukraine, the organizations provided...

30.11.2023 - In December 2022 in Poland there were 2.3 million persons receiving old-age and other pension benefits or reported for insurance to the Social Insurance Institution by social contribution payers, who had a certificate of disability, a certificate of level of disability (issued by the medical...

14.09.2023 - The study is the result of an analysis of administrative sources, including registers, in relation to four medical professions: doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives[1]. It showcases the resulting statistical data for the resources of the medical staff, as well as methodological information...

19.06.2023 - At the end of 2022, outpatient health care was carried out by 22.6 thousand outpatient departments and 3.5 thousand doctors and dentists practices providing services funded by public sources. During the year, 297.6 million doctors consultations and 33.2 million stomatological consultations were...

30.05.2023 - At the end of 2022, there were operating 254 health resort facilities. 819.9 thousand patients were admitted to health resort facilities during a year, of which 742.0 thousand were inpatients. 74.5 thousand inpatients were treated in 44 inpatient rehabilitation facilities. At the end of 2022,...

27.04.2023 - In 2022 emergency rescue teams provided health care benefits in the occurrence place to almost 3.1 million of persons. Almost 3.8 million of persons received health care benefits in hospital emergency wards or admission rooms under the outpatient treatment while more than 1.8 million of persons...

30.12.2022 - Analysis devoted entirely to the issues of health and health care. It consists of a methodological and analytical part + tabular annex (in electronic version). Methodological notes include information on data sources as well as terms and definitions of terms used in statistical reporting, which is...

18.08.2022 - The description of the surveys contained in this report is based on the statistical survey programme of official statistics for 2020, introduced by the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 11 October 2019 on the programme of statistical surveys of official statistics for 2020 (Journal of Laws...

24.06.2022 - At the end of 2021, outpatient health care was car-ried out by 22.0 thousand outpatient departments and 3.8 thousand doctors and dentists practices providing services funded by public sources. Dur-ing the year, 285.9 million doctors consultations and 30.7 million stomatological consultations were...

02.06.2022 - At the end of 2021, there were operating 11.9 thousand pharmacies (generally available and dispensaries) and 1.1 thousand pharmaceutical outlets in which 58.3 thousand pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians were employed. At the end of 2021, there were operating 11.9 thousand generally...

06.05.2022 - In 2021 emergency rescue teams provided health care benefits in the occurrence place to almost 3.1 million of persons. More than 3.4 million of persons received health care benefits in hospital emergency wards or admission rooms under the outpatient treatment while almost 1.6 million of persons...

28.02.2022 - The results of a cyclical, voluntary, sample survey conducted on a sample of households covered by the Household Budget Survey, including methodological notes and a comprehensive analytical comment. Information on, among others, the perceived health condition and the degree of disability of...

31.12.2021 - Results of research on the health condition of the Polish population and research on the infrastructure and functioning of the health care system, conducted within the Polish Public Statistics framework. The analytical description includes information on the health condition of the population,...