Fewer Poles, more foreigners

Authors of the report forecast that during the next few decades the structure of the Poland’s population will radically change. The number of population will be declining steadily. Poland will also face significant ageing as indicated by a rising old-age dependency-ratio. According to the report there is a probability of 50 % that in 2050 the population will number between 27 and 35 millions compared to 38.2 in 2004 and that there will be at least 63 persons aged 65+ per 100 persons aged 19-64.

The same report predicts that Poles will continue leaving the country to work abroad and that more migrants will be coming to live in Poland. There are likely to be twice as many foreigners living in Poland in 2035 than today. According to the report, most are to come from the former Soviet Union, Asia and Africa.

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Fewer Poles, more foreigners
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