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In the first half of the year, the number of Poles who died exceeded the number of those who were born by 20,000, laments Rzeczpospolita, stressing the country’s demographic situation has not been so bad since World War II. According to the daily –
Poles don’t have children as they are afraid of the crisis, insecurity, unemployment, and they lack a feeling of stability.
Meanwhile, the state treats children as “luxury items” and fails to provide the necessary incentives to encourage young people to have children, adds Rzeczpospolita. “A pro-family policy is not an extravagance but the country’s raison d'État. With a birthrate of 1.3 children per woman, Poland holds 212th position out of a total of 224 countries.
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