2021 Polish census

The results of the Polish census of 2021 (officially, the National Population and Housing Census 2021, Polish: Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2021) were published in 2023.[1] Data was gathered from April 1 to September 30 (the previously planned duration from April 1 to June 31 was extended because of enduring COVID-19 policy). The point of reference for the census was set on March 31, 2021.

Censuses in Poland are conducted every 10 years, the previous census was the Polish census of 2011. The next census will be the Polish census of 2031.

Religions

For broader coverage of this topic, see Religion in Poland.

The number of declared Catholics decreased to 27.1 million (71%), down from 33.7 million (88%) in the 2011 census.[2]

Population by religious denomination in 2021[3]
Religious affiliation Percentage (%)
Roman Catholic Church - Latin Rite 71.30
Refused to answer 20.53
Not affiliated with any religion 6.87
Orthodox Church 0.40
Jehovah's Witnesses 0.29
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 0.17
Catholic Church - Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite (Greek Catholic Church) 0.09
Pentecostal Church 0.08
Old Catholic Mariavite Church 0.03
Christianity (general religious declaration) 0.02
Polish Catholic Church 0.02
Church of Christian Baptists 0.01
Buddhist Union of the Diamond Way of the Karma Kagyu Line 0.01
Seventh-day Adventist Church 0.01
Pastafarianism 0.01
Muslim Religious Association 0.01
Community of Christ Churches 0.01
Native Faith 0.01
Church of God in Christ 0.01
Other religion 0.11
Undetermined 0.04
Total 100.00

Ethnic groups

For broader coverage of this topic, see Ethnic minorities in Poland.
Population by ethnic identification in 2021[3][a]
Declared ethnicity 2021
Polish 37,595,069
Silesians 596,224
Kashubians 179,685
Germans 144,177
Ukrainians 82,440
Belarusians 56,607
English 54,424
Americans 27,756
Italians 19,980
Jews 17,156
Russians 15,994
French 14,739
Lemkos 13,607
Romani 13,303
Irish 11,638
Lithuanians 10,287
Dutch 10,254
Norwegian 8,967
Spanish 8,526
Czechs 7,818
Swedes 7,046
Armenians 6,772
Other 140,152

Languages used at home

For broader coverage of this topic, see Languages of Poland.
Population by language used at home, 2021[3][b]
Declared language 2021
Polish 37,868,618
English 737,276
Silesian 467,145
German 216,342
Kashubian 89,198
Russian 63,271
Ukrainian 55,104
French 41,895
Italian 38,388
Spanish 29,480
Dutch 17,633
Belarusian 17,325
Norwegian 14,157
Swedish 10,318
Polish Sign Language 9,267
Romani 7,284
Rusyn 6,147
Other 114,479

See also

Notes

  1. ^ People may declare up to two ethnicities.
  2. ^ People may declare up to two languages.

References

  1. ^ Tilles, Daniel (2023-04-13). "New census data reveal changes in Poland's ethnic and linguistic makeup". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. ^ "Poland records drop in Catholicism, "nones" nearly triple". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ a b c GUS. "Tablice z ostatecznymi danymi w zakresie przynależności narodowo-etnicznej, języka używanego w domu oraz przynależności do wyznania religijnego". stat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-10-07.


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