The figure fell to 1.1 in 2024, well below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 needed to prevent population decline.

The figure fell to 1.1 in 2024, well below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 needed to prevent population decline.
The initiative has been launched in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt.
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The most popular writer in Poland for the fifth year running was crime and thriller writer Remigiusz Mróz.
It is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of Ukrainian children in Poland who do not attend local schools.
It is believed to be the first time prosecutors in Poland have indicted a bishop over alleged failings in dealing with sex abuse.
President Duda declared the ambassador to be “the biggest problem” in Polish-Israeli relations while Prime Minister Tusk called on him to apologise.
The prime minister also says that previously promised childcare allowances to help mothers return to work are almost ready.
Since joining the EU in 2004, Poland’s economy has grown the third fastest among all 27 countries in the union.
Israel has expressed “sincere sorrow” over the deaths and pledged to carry out a “thorough and transparent” investigation.
Only a dozen or so such finds have ever been made in Poland.
Andrzej Duda made his decision to “protect the health of children”.
State research agency CBOS found that 86% of Poles take part in the tradition of blessing a basket of food in church on Holy Saturday.
The bank says its hands are tied by Polish and EU rules regarding the type of account offered to Ukrainian refugees.
They want the welfare allowance for disabled people to be increased to the level of the minimum wage.