Poland: Migration at an International Scale

• Poland's government has encouraged its population to work overseas and make the most of EU membership.
• Poland has lost population every year since the 1960s, with the trend accelerating since 2004.
• A low birth Rate and ageing population mean Poland's population is forecast to age and shrink.
• Few people migrate into Poland: it has the lowest foreign-born population percentage of any EU state.
• While remittances help compensate for the labor loss and brain drain the short term, there is no guarantee remittances will continue to be sent in the long term.
• Children of Polish migrants born in the UK could feel less connected to Poland and may send less money in the future.
• By 2050, there may be only 1.3 working people for each child or elderly dependent in Poland compared to the 1.75 today.
• Continued emigration may become economically and socially unstable