Poland’s population fell by over 123,000 last year, a trend that is forecast to continue in coming decades.
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Poland’s fertility rate fell to new low in 2024
The figure fell to 1.1 in 2024, well below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 needed to prevent population decline.
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The programme aims to protect parents at workplace and provide housing, care and financial incentives.
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The scheme is expected to deliver 150 children in the city each year.
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There were more deaths than in any year since WWII.
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The government’s flagship “500+” programme has not boosted births, although it has helped reduce poverty.
No boost to births from Poland’s flagship child-benefit scheme, government admits
Poland’s birth rate “has not increased and will not increase” as a result of the 500 plus programme.
