Poles happier, but not everywhere

Life satisfaction has risen rapidly across most of Poland, with six Polish regions among the 10 OECD regions recording the largest increases over the past decade. Wielkopolskie, Dolnośląskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie score highest in Poland, at 6.7 out of 10. Reported social support correlates more strongly with life satisfaction than disposable income, though this does not establish causation. In Podlaskie, life satisfaction fell by 1.42 points over the decade, while its population declined 7.4% and the number of residents aged 16–29 dropped 28.4%.

The Belarus border crisis and the departure of young people for larger cities may have contributed to the region’s difficulties. West Pomerania also did not record an improvement.

(pb.pl)