Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Thursday unveiled the initial findings of the study at the presidential palace in Warsaw, news agencies reported.
Speaking at the Demographic Congress event, the office's head, Dominik Rozkrut, said Poland’s population totalled 38,179,800 last year.
“This is some 0.9 percent, or 330,000 people, fewer than in the previous census in 2011,” he added.
Rozkrut also announced that 48.5 percent of the Polish population was male and 51.5 percent female. He said these proportions were similar to those in 2011 and reflected women’s longer life expectancy.
Meanwhile, the percentage of people at pre-working and working age decreased, according to Rozkrut.
At the same time, the number of those aged 60 and older rose by more than 1.8 million, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
As a result, “one in five Poles is older than 60,” Rozkrut said.
More homes
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of dwellings in Poland increased by 12.6 percent, or 1.7 million, to 15.2 million, the census also found.
Rozkrut noted that the census form could be completed on any electronic device, in various languages and was tailored to people with special needs. Moreover, direct and telephone interviews were available for those who were unable to fill out the form electronically on their own, he told the conference.
“The 2021 census was carried out by a team of around 30,000,” Rozkrut also said, as quoted by the state PAP news agency.
(pm/gs)
Source: IAR, PAP