Prognoza ludności dla Polski na podstawie ekonometrycznej prognozy strumieni migracyjnych
Population forecast for Poland based on econometric forecasts of migration flows

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the results of a population forecast for Poland for the years 2015—2060, based on an econometric model of migration flows. This approach differs from existing forecasts and projections in three significant ways: the projected population are residents, the four migration flows (i.e. inflow and outflow divided into foreigners and Polish citizens) are estimated with econometric tools and the uncertainty of the obtained estimates is taken into account (in a formal manner). The results obtained indicate consistency of the applied econometric models of migration flows with theories of migration. Immigration to Poland is expected to intensify during the next four decades. Depopulation as well as ageing are expected nevertheless, although the pace of these two phenomena will be slower than predicted in other demographic analyses.

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