2011 Polish census explained

The Polish census of 2011 (Polish: Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2011) was a census in Poland taken from 1 April to 30 June 2011.

Censuses in Poland are conducted every 10 years, the previous census was the 2002 Polish census.The next census was the 2021 Polish census.

Results

Population by voivodeships

Source:[1]

VoivodeshipPopulation
totalurbanrural
Greater Poland3,447,4411,925,8171,521,624
Kuyavian-Pomeranian2,097,6351,269,821827,814
Lesser Poland3,337,4711,640,9651,696,506
Łódź2,538,6771,621,763916,914
Lower Silesian2,915,2412,037,736877,505
Lublin2,175,7001,011,5281,164,172
Lubusz1,022,843649,297373,546
Masovian5,268,6603,381,7171,886,943
Opole1,016,212532,217483,995
Podkarpackie2,127,286881,6651,245,621
Podlaskie1,202,365724,547477,818
Pomeranian2,276,1741,498,272777,902
Silesian4,630,3663,601,6021,028,764
Świętokrzyskie1,280,721577,842702,879
Warmian-Masurian1,452,147863,355588,792
West Pomeranian1,722,8851,187,748535,137
Poland38,511,82423,405,89215,105,932

National/ethnic identity

The Census included two questions regarding national and ethnic identity:

Significant ethnic minorities

Other ethnic groups in Poland include:

Ethnicity2002 2011
(1st declared
ethnonationality)
2011
Total
incl. 2nd declared ethn.
Silesians173,153~418,000 ~817,000
Germans152,897~59,000 ~126,000
Belarusians48,737~36,000 ~46,000
Ukrainians30,957~37,000 ~49,000
Roma12,855~12,000 ~16,000
Russians6,103~8,000 ~13,000
Lemkos5,863~7,000 ~10,000
Lithuanians5,846~5,000 ~8,000
Kashubians5,062~17,000 ~229,000
Slovaks2,001~2,000 ~3,000
Vietnamese1,808~3,000~4,000
French1,633~1,000 ~7,000
American1,541~1,000 ~11,000
Greek1,404~1,000 ~3,000
Italian1,367 ~2,000 ~8,000
Jews1,055~2,0007,353
Bulgarian1,112? 2,171
Armenians1,082~3,000 ~3,000
Czechs831~1,000 ~3,000
British800~2,000 ~10,000
Tatars495? 1,916

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ludność. Stan i struktura demograficzno-społeczna. Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 978-83-7027-521-1. Warsaw. 141. pl.
  2. Note: In Polish, narodowość 'nationality' means the association of a person with a particular nation regardless of state; i.e., its meaning is closer to that of 'ethnicity'.
  3. http://warszawa.stat.gov.pl/ludnosc-stan-oraz-struktura-1179/um-1215/ "UWAGI METODYCZNE"