Statistics show that the number of children being born in Poland has risen dramatically since 2008 with maternity units around the country often packed to the limits.

 

 

 

 

Demographers agree that this baby boom may already represent a steady demographic trend although Poland still is among the countries with the lowest birth rate in the European Union.

 

Statistics show clearly that while in 2005 only 364,000 children were born in Poland, three years later the number exceeded 400,000. It is still a far cry from the post-war record of 720,000 in 1983 but this country is experiencing a sudden jump in fertility rates, a trend which may appear surprising given the ongoing economic crisis. According to sociologists, two main groups account for the rise in births in Poland. One is the people born during the baby boom of the early 1980s. The other group are those over 30 years old who decide on having a baby now, when they have already built their professional careers.