2021 Polish census


The results of the Polish census of 2021 were published in 2023. Data was gathered from April 1 to September 30.
The point of reference for the census was set on March 31, 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, down from 33.7 million in the 2011 census.
Religious affiliationPercentage
Catholic Church - Latin Rite71.30
Refused to answer20.53
Not affiliated with any religion6.87
Orthodox Church0.40
Jehovah's Witnesses0.29
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession0.17
Catholic Church - Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite (Greek Catholic Church)0.09
Pentecostal Church0.08
Old Catholic Mariavite Church0.03
Christianity 0.02
Polish Catholic Church0.02
Church of Christian Baptists0.01
Buddhist Union of the Diamond Way of the Karma Kagyu Line0.01
Seventh-day Adventist Church0.01
Pastafarianism0.01
Muslim Religious Association0.01
Community of Christ Churches0.01
Native Faith0.01
Church of God in Christ0.01
Other religion0.11
Undetermined0.04
Total100.00

Ethnic groups

Declared ethnicity2021
Polish37,595,069
Silesians596,224
Kashubians179,685
Germans144,177
Ukrainians82,440
Belarusians56,607
English54,424
Americans27,756
Italians19,980
Jews17,156
Russians15,994
French14,739
Lemkos13,607
Romani13,303
Irish11,638
Lithuanians10,287
Dutch10,254
Norwegian8,967
Spanish8,526
Czechs7,818
Swedes7,046
Armenians6,772
Other140,152

Languages used at home

Declared language2021
Polish37,868,618
English737,276
Silesian467,145
German216,342
Kashubian89,198
Russian63,271
Ukrainian55,104
French41,895
Italian38,388
Spanish29,480
Dutch17,633
Belarusian17,325
Norwegian14,157
Swedish10,318
Polish Sign Language9,267
Romani7,284
Rusyn6,147
Other114,479