Get a PESEL Number in Warsaw

A PESEL number is an 11-digit identification number used to identify individuals in Poland. It contains information about your date of birth, a serial number, a gender indicator, and a check digit.

What Do You Need a PESEL Number For?

• Visiting a hospital
• Opening a bank account
• Buying or renting a car
• Employment, including tax and social security contributions
• Registering a business
• Enrolling in a school or kindergarten

What Do the Digits in a PESEL Number Mean?

Each of the 11 digits has a specific meaning.

RRMMDDPPPPKRR‍

They can be broken down as follows:

RR — the last two digits of the year of birth
‍МM - the month of birth*
*For people born after 1999, the month is encoded with an additional digit: 2 for January–September and 3 for October–December.

DD — the day of birth
K — the check digit
‍PPPP — the serial number, which also indicates gender*
*The last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) for women and odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) for men.

Пример:

‍PESEL 810203PPP6K belongs to a woman born on February 3, 1981. PESEL 761115PPP3K belongs to a man born on November 15, 1976.