But behind this robust image lies a deep structural vulnerability that could undermine the country's defence posture in the decades ahead: demographics. Poland is shrinking—and aging. And this ...

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 ...

Historically a nation of emigrants, Poland is starting to pull in growing numbers of immigrants — ranging from asylum-seekers like Saad to millions of Ukrainian refugees escaping the war, to hundreds ...

Poland’s fertility rate fell to a historic low of 1.099 in 2024, Poland’s statistical office GUS said in a report, which has deepened concerns about the country’s shrinking and ageing population. The ...

Poland's working-age population shrank last year due to an ageing society, the national statistics agency has reported.

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 ...

This paper presents examples of complex instruments oriented toward improvement of demographic situation at local level, ...

Poland’s population is aging rapidly, posing major challenges for the labor market and social security system, according to a report by Statistics Poland (GUS). The aging process is driven by longer ...