Poland

Women

Poland ranks 28 out of 162 countries in the Gender Inequality Index, where a high rank equals high equality. Women should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Children

Poland has a Workplace Index score of 2.4, a Marketplace Index score of 3.9 and a Community and Environment Index score of 1.9 in the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas, where countries receive scores between 0 and 10. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children’s rights due diligence, while a higher score reflects a need for enhanced or heightened due diligence. Children should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though. 

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Persons with Disabilities

Due to differences in data collection and definitions it is difficult to compare countries on disability prevalence rates. Persons with disabilities should always be considered as a particularly vulnerable group though.

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Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

According to the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, Poland is one of the most ethnically and religiously homogenous countries in Europe. Around 97 % of the population identifies as ethnically Polish. In the last census (2011) very small numbers of people self-identified as Silesians (1.1 %), Germans (0.2 %), Kashubians (0.05 %), Belarusians (0.1 %), Ukrainians (0.1 %), Roma, Lemkos, Lithuanians, Russians, Slovaks, Jews, Tatars, Czechs and Armenians (all < 0.1 %). Silesians, while comprising the largest minority group, are not recognized as either an ethnic or national minority.

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Migrant Workers​

According to the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, migrant workers as a proportion of all workers is 9.4 % in the subregion Eastern Europe.

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Persons in Armed Conflict

Poland ranks 147 out of 179 countries in the Fragile States Index, where a high rank equals high fragility. For monthly crisis updates, check out CrisisWatch.