Predicting a Migration Transition in Poland and its Implications for Population Ageing

• Authors: Agnieszka Fihel , Anna Janicka , Marek Okólski

Abstracts

EN

Poland, traditionally a country of emigration, started to record a positive migration balance in recent years. However, thus far, no forecast has indicated the possibility of Poland’s transition from a net sending to a net receiving regime. This study indicates the theoretical underpinnings of such a change and provides an international migration projection. To this end, we refer to the historical experiences of other European countries, more advanced in terms of the Demographic Transition (DT), Second Demographic Transition (SDT) and Migration Transition. We develop a deterministic migration projection of four types of flow (the in- and out-migration of nationals and foreign citizens) up until 2060, combined with the United Nations’ Bayesian probabilistic models of fertility and mortality projections. The results show that Poland will evolve from having a net sending to having a net receiving status around 2030–2034. The combined effect of migration flows on population ageing will not be significant but, in the long run, when considered separately, the four types of flow will have non-negligible, though opposite, effects: the outflows will contribute to population rejuvenation, while the inflows will accelerate population ageing.

Keywords

EN

population ageing; international migration; migration projection; demographic transition; migration transition; Poland

• Publisher: Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 265-292

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Fihel

• Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Institut des Migrations, Paris, France

• https://orcid.org/0000000287471299

author

Anna Janicka

• Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

• https://orcid.org/0000000205296731

author

Marek Okólski

• Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000171671731

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Identifiers

DOI

10.54667/ceemr.2023.15

Biblioteka Nauki

2233821