Polish census of 2002 (Polish: Narodowy Spis Powszechny 2002) was a census in Poland taken from 21 May to 8 June 2002.

Censuses in Poland are conducted every 10 years. This census was scheduled to take place between 1998 and 2001 but was postponed because of the continuing transformation (legal reforms, most notoriously the 1997 Constitution and the 1999 administrative reform in Poland) and budgetary reasons. The next census was the 2011 Polish census.

The previous censuses were the 1988 Polish census, 1978 Polish census, 1970 Polish census, 1960 Polish census, 1950 Polish census, the 1931 Polish census and the 1921 Polish census, before which Poland had not yet regained independence and was subject to partitioning.

The first proper, nationwide Polish census was the 1789 Polish census before the two last partitions, although irregular, nationwide records resembling censuses began in 1520.

Results

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  • 96% of surveyed declared Polish ethnicity; 1,23% other and 2,03% gave no answer.

Population by voivodeships

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Source:[1]

Voivodeship Population
total urban rural
Greater Poland 3,351,915 1,934,790 1,417,125
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2,069,321 1,288,519 780,802
Lesser Poland 3,232,408 1,626,865 1,605,543
Łódź 2,612,890 1,697,745 915,145
Lower Silesian 2,907,212 2,076,121 831,091
Lublin 2,199,054 1,025,566 1,173,488
Lubusz 1,008,954 651,045 357,909
Masovian 5,124,018 3,312,618 1,811,400
Opole 1,065,043 560,064 504,979
Podkarpackie 2,103,837 853,053 1,250,784
Podlaskie 1,208,606 711,572 497,034
Pomeranian 2,179,900 1,484,838 695,062
Silesian 4,742,874 3,751,393 991,481
Świętokrzyskie 1,297,477 595,388 702,089
Warmian-Masurian 1,428,357 860,229 568,128
West Pomeranian 1,698,214 1,180,559 517,655
Poland 38,230,080 23,610,365 14,619,715

Significant ethnic minorities

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In addition to Poles, ethnic groups of more than 25,000 people compose the following:

Ethnicity Quantity Living mostly in
Silesians 173,153 Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship
Germans 152,897 Silesian Voivodeship, Opole Voivodeship
Belarusians 48,737 Podlaskie Voivodeship
Ukrainians 30,957 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Roma 12,855 spread out evenly
Russians 6,103 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Lemkos 5,863 Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lithuanians 5,846 Podlaskie Voivodeship
Kashubians 5,062 Pomeranian Voivodeship
Slovaks 2,001 Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Vietnamese 1,808 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
French 1,633 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
American 1,541 spread out evenly
Greek 1,404 spread out evenly
Italian 1,367 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Jews 1,133 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Bulgarian 1,112 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Armenians 1,082 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Czechs 831 spread out evenly
British 800 Masovian Voivodeship (Warsaw)
Tatars 495 majority in Białystok and Trójmiasto

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ludność i gospodarstwa domowe. Stan i struktura społeczno-ekonomiczna 2002 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. October 2003. p. 57.
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