GUS: Poland is slowly depopulating

The Central Statistical Office (GUS) predicts that in 2050, 277,600 infants will be born in Poland, a figure 41,400 fewer than the 319,000 infants that were born in the nation in 2014. The forecasted fall is so large due to the likelihood that there will not be enough women to give birth to more children. As Rzeczpospolita writes, the highest number of potential mothers in 2050 will be in the age range of 40-44, but this is problematic in its own right as it is well documented that the fertility of women starts dropping after the age of 35. Experts emphasize that the GUS report is merely a forecast, and that the situation may change if the government takes the right steps to address the situation and starts supporting families more. In the eyes of some, it has already begun doing that.