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Economic and social development of the region, from which the level and quality of life of its inhabitants depends, determines the number of factors. Human capital plays increasingly important role among them. It is complex concept. Its major components include demographic - social characteristics of human resources available to the region. Presentation of changes in volume and demographic structures in the area of major importance on the map of the country and specificity as Silesia, when some of them weaken and other strengthen human capital, has a crucial importance for the development of regional policy of socio-economic constituent voivodships.