Population of Poland decreases

The population of Poland has decreased by 17,057 since 2014, according to a report by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). A decline was reported in 12 out of 16 voivodships. The least populous region in Poland is the Bieszczadzki county, with a density of 19 people per square kilometer. On the other hand, the most populous is the Pruszkowski county with 648 inhabitants per square kilometer. The biggest drop in population was recorded in the Silesian (-0.3 percent), Łódzkie (-0.4 percent) and Lubelskie (-0.4 percent) voivodships. The Poznański and Wrocławski counties saw the biggest spike in population, with 1.8 percent and 2.4 percent respectively.