Poland´s Population Expected to Shrink

Politics ♦ Published: November 24, 2012; 17:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the next 40 years, the Polish population might decrease by 6 million.

Poland´s Population Expected to Shrink / Picture: © Vindobona.org

At the moment, Poland has 38 million citizens. Since 1998, the population is shrinking steadily. According to the Polish demographer Zbigniew Strzelecki, the Polish population might decrease to 32 million in the next 40 years.

This scenario might become true if migration was stopped and the fertility remains at the relatively low level, Strzelecki told to Polish Radio. The…