Poland’s population has shrunk again to just under 37.7 million in June despite returning emigrants, the state statistical office said Tuesday.

Poland has entered its seventh consecutive year of population decline, with the number of inhabitants falling to roughly 36.6 million in early 2024 — the steepest absolute drop in the European Union.

Poland's population was 36.8 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, which has gone down by 1.5 million in the last 20 years.

That demographic change in what was, until very recently, one of Europe’s most ethnically homogenous countries, is having a political impact. “Ten years ago we had 100,000 migrants in Poland, today it ...

Ageing, emigrating, shrinking. Thus the gloomy headlines about Poland’s population for decades. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, its population is 36.6m, down 1.9m from its ...

Poland has entered a demographic crisis, with projections indicating a population decline of 6.7 million by 2060, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). This follows a nearly 30-year trend ...

Finland, Estonia, and Latvia have already begun preparing for a potential escalation of the conflict against Russia. However, it's in Poland where the situation is most tricky. The country, which ...

By the end of 2024, Poland’s population had declined to 37.49 million, dropping by over 147,000 y/y. The median age exceeded 43 years, with rural residents slightly younger than urban dwellers. GUS ...