Poland’s population shrinks to 37.5 million: stats office

Poland’s population has decreased to 37.5 million as of the end of last year, the country's statistics office has reported.

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This marks a decline of 147,000 compared to the previous year, according to the Statistics Poland office.

According to a preliminary estimates, at the end of 2024, Poland's population was 37.5 mln million, down by 147 thousand from the previous yearYoY.https://t.co/HgHTzYqvFy#StatisticsPoland #population #demography pic.twitter.com/dtEKqbBHFY

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) January 30, 2025

The head of Statistics Poland, Marek Cierpiał-Wolan, said that Poland's population has been falling since 2012, with the exception of 2017 when a slight increase was recorded.

Polek i Polaków jest coraz mniej https://t.co/GWKLa9QD4t

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) January 30, 2025

Preliminary estimates by Statistics Poland indicate that 252,000 children were born in Poland last year, representing a decrease of 20,000 from 2023 and marking the lowest number of births in the country since World War II.

Meanwhile, the number of deaths remained stable at 409,000, Statistics Poland reported on Thursday.

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Source: IAR, stat.gov.pl