The results of the Polish census of 2021 (officially, the National Population and Housing Census 2021, ) were published in 2023. Data was gathered from 1 April to 30 September (the previously planned duration from 1 April to 30 June was extended because of enduring COVID-19 policy). The point of reference for the census was set on 31 March 2021.

Censuses in Poland are conducted every 10 years, the previous census was the Polish census of 2011. The next census will be the Polish census of 2031.

Religions

The number of declared Catholics decreased to 27.1 million (71%), down from 33.7 million (88%) in the 2011 census.

+ Population by religious denomination in 2021 Religious affiliation Percentage (%) Catholic Church - Latin Rite 71.30 Refused to answer 20.53 Not affiliated with any religion 6.87 Orthodox Church 0.40 Jehovah's Witnesses 0.29 Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 0.17 Catholic Church - Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite (Greek Catholic Church) 0.09 Pentecostal Church 0.08 Old Catholic Mariavite Church 0.03 Christianity (general religious declaration) 0.02 Polish Catholic Church 0.02 Church of Christian Baptists 0.01 Buddhist Union of the Diamond Way of the Karma Kagyu Line 0.01 Seventh-day Adventist Church 0.01 Pastafarianism 0.01 Muslim Religious Association 0.01 Community of Christ Churches 0.01 Native Faith 0.01 Church of God in Christ 0.01 Other religion 0.11 Undetermined 0.04 Total 100.00

Ethnic groups

+ Population by ethnic identification in 2021 Declared ethnicity 2021 Polish 37,595,069 Silesians 596,224 Kashubians 179,685 Germans 144,177 Ukrainians 82,440 Belarusians 56,607 English 54,424 Americans 27,756 Italians 19,980 Jews 17,156 Russians 15,994 French 14,739 Lemkos 13,607 Romani 13,303 Irish 11,638 Lithuanians 10,287 Dutch 10,254 Norwegian 8,967 Spanish 8,526 Czechs 7,818 Swedes 7,046 Armenians 6,772 Other 140,152

Languages used at home

+ Population by language used at home, 2021 Declared language 2021 Polish 37,868,618 English 737,276 Silesian 467,145 German 216,342 Kashubian 89,198 Russian 63,271 Ukrainian 55,104 French 41,895 Italian 38,388 Spanish 29,480 Dutch 17,633 Belarusian 17,325 Norwegian 14,157 Swedish 10,318 Polish Sign Language 9,267 Romani 7,284 Rusyn 6,147 Other 114,479

See also Demographics of Poland

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