Home

What's New

Representing Europeans

Brexit and the EU

Corruption & Governance

Elections & Democracy

Health &
Social Capital

Barometer Surveys

Publications

Talking Points

Site Guide

Central

Population: 6,736,000                   Biggest city: Warsaw (1,635,000)
Urban population: 69%                  Rural: 31%
Area: 39,179 square km. (about 1/8 total land area)              Density: 172 persons/sq.km.
 

Indicator	Regional value	Polish mean	% Polish mean
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Gross domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995	65,892	41,243	160
Gross domestic product per capita in zlotys	9,782	7,477	131
Monthly disposable income/head, zlotys	560	449	125
Value added (gross) per capita in zlotys	7,851	6,446	122
Current economic situation of Poland good, %	21	20	105
Expect living standard better next year, %	21	21	100
Present household living standard good, %	27	27	100
Consumer goods, % with all 3: TV, VCR, car	33	36	92
LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Have second job, %	25	20	125
Job is secure, %	63	57	111
Working in services, %	47	43	109
Private sector, % working population	64	62	102
Registered employment rate, %	85	85	100
SOCIAL COHESION AND STABILITY
Students per 10,000 inhabitants	268	203	132
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants	60	55	109
Believe situation is going in right direction, %	44	41	107
Life expectancy: women	76	76	100
Life expectancy: men	67	67	99
Area where I live is calm and safe, %	71	72	99
Health is good, %	50	51	98

Administrative Divisions (provinces and voivoids*): Central Region *In 1998, Poland underwent local government re-organization, which led to the merger of the 49 voivoids into 16 new provinces.

Provinces (new sub-national units, 1998-)	Subsumes the following voivoids (old sub-national units).
Mazowieckie (Pop. 5,065,000) Area: 35,597 sq. km. Capital city: Warsaw (1,635,000)	Warsaw (Pop.  2,417,000) Radom (Pop. 764,000) Siedlce (Pop. 662,000)-see Eastern region Plock (Pop. 522,000) Ciechanow (Pop. 436,000) Ostroleka (Pop. 408,000)-see Eastern region
Lódzkie (Pop. 2,673,000) Area: 18,219 sq. km. Capital: Lódz (823,000)	Lódz (Pop. 1,116,000) Piotrków (Pop. 644,000) Skierniewice (Pop. 424,000) Sieradz (Pop. 413,000)