Polish people
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Total population | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c. 60 million[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poland 37,394,000 (2011)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 10,600,000 (2015)[1][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2,253,000 (2018)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1,800,000 (2007)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1,010,705 (2013)[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 1,000,000 (2022)[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 682,000 (2021)[11][12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Predominantly Roman Catholicism[36] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other West Slavs Especially other Lechites |
Polish people, or Poles,
The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,512,000 (based on the 2011 census),[40] of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone.[2][41][4] A wide-ranging Polish diaspora (the Polonia) exists throughout Eurasia, the Americas, and Australasia. Today, the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw metropolitan area and the Katowice urban area.
Ethnic Poles are considered to be the descendants of the ancient West Slavic
Exonyms
The Polish
Among other foreign
Ethnogenesis
Slavs have been in the territory of modern-day Poland for over 1500 years.[47] During the Migration Period, central Europe was becoming increasingly settled by the early Slavs (500–700 AD).[47] They organized into tribal units, of which the larger ones further west were later known as the Polish tribes (Lechites);[48] the names of many tribes are found on the list compiled by the anonymous Bavarian Geographer in the 9th century.[49] In the 9th and 10th centuries the tribes gave rise to developed regions along the upper Vistula (the Vistulans),[49] the Baltic Sea coast and in Greater Poland. The ultimate tribal undertaking (10th century) resulted in a lasting political structure and the creation of a Polish state.[50]
Language
Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner throughout most of Poland, though numerous
The geographical distribution of the
Culture
The culture of Poland is closely connected with its intricate 1,000-year
Officially, the national and state symbol is the white-tailed eagle (bielik) embedded on the Coat of arms of Poland (godło).[58] The national colours are white and red, which appropriately appear on the flag of Poland (flaga), banners, cockades and memorabilia.[58]
Personal achievement and education plays an important role in Polish society today. In 2018, the
Poland's
According to a 2020 study, Poland ranks 12th globally on a list of countries which read the most, and approximately 79% of Poles read the news more than once a day, placing it 2nd behind Sweden.[63] As of 2021, six Poles received the Nobel Prize in Literature.[b] The national epic is Pan Tadeusz (English: Master Thaddeus), written by Adam Mickiewicz. Renowned novelists who gained much recognition abroad include Joseph Conrad (wrote in English; Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim), Stanisław Lem (science-fiction; Solaris) and Andrzej Sapkowski (fantasy; The Witcher).
Various regions in Poland such as Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Mazovia, Silesia, and Pomerania developed their own distinct cultures, cuisines, folk costumes and dialects. Also, Poland for centuries was a refuge to many Jews and to Armenians, who became an important part of Polish society and similarly developed their own unique cultures.
Popular everyday foods in Poland include pork cutlets (
Religion
Poles have traditionally adhered to the Christian faith; an overwhelming majority belongs to the
There are smaller communities primarily comprising
Religious organizations in the Republic of Poland can register their institution with the
Geographic distribution
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Polish people are the sixth-largest national group in the European Union (EU).[71] Estimates vary depending on source, though available data suggest a total number of around 60 million people worldwide (with roughly 18-20 million living outside of Poland, many of whom are not of Polish descent, but are Polish nationals).[72] There are almost 38 million Poles in Poland alone. There are also strong Polish communities in neighbouring countries, whose territories were once occupied or part of Poland – Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, western Ukraine, and western Belarus.
The term "
In the United States, a significant number of Polish immigrants settled in
See also
- Demographics of Poland
- Karta Polaka
- Lechites
- List of Poles
- Names of Poland (etymology of the demonym)
- Pole and Hungarian brothers be
- Poles in France
- Poles in Germany
- Poles in Latvia
- Poles in Lithuania
- Poles in Norway
- Poles in Romania
- Poles in the Soviet Union
- Poles in Spain
- Poles in the United Kingdom
- Polish Americans
- Polish Argentines
- Polish Australians
- Polish Brazilians
- Polish Canadians
- Polish Chileans
- Polish Mexicans
- Polish minority in Ireland
- Polish Czechs
- Polish nationality law
- Polish New Zealanders
- Polish Uruguayans
- Polish Venezuelans
- Polonization
- Sons of Poland
- West Slavs
Notes
- ^ Polish: Polacy, pronounced [pɔˈlat͡sɨ]; singular masculine: Polak, singular feminine: Polka
- ^ In some instances only five laureates are acknowledged as Isaac Bashevis Singer resided in the United States and primarily wrote in Yiddish.
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