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Demographic Changes in Post-State Farm Localities in Poland

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|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Location of post-state farm localities in Poland and the share of the area of State Agricultural Farms (PGR) in 1988 based on Gwiaździńska-Goraj (2023).
* data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.
Location of post-state farm localities in Poland and the share of the area of State Agricultural Farms (PGR) in 1988 based on Gwiaździńska-Goraj (2023). * data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.

Fig. 2.

Location of post-state farm localities in Poland and population changes between 1931/1933 and 1946 based on Wesołowska (2018).
* data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.
Location of post-state farm localities in Poland and population changes between 1931/1933 and 1946 based on Wesołowska (2018). * data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.

Fig. 3.

Post-state farm localities in Poland according to the list of localities covered by decommissioned State Agricultural Farms (www.stat.gov.pl; accessed 6 december 2023).
* data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.
Post-state farm localities in Poland according to the list of localities covered by decommissioned State Agricultural Farms (www.stat.gov.pl; accessed 6 december 2023). * data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.

Fig. 4.

Population changes in post-state farm localities between 1950 and 2021 based on census data.
* data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.
Population changes in post-state farm localities between 1950 and 2021 based on census data. * data aggregated to the 1999 administrative division.

Fig. 5.

Dynamics of population changes between 1950 and 1988 (A), and 1988 and 2021 (B) in post-state farm localities based on census data.
Dynamics of population changes between 1950 and 1988 (A), and 1988 and 2021 (B) in post-state farm localities based on census data.

Fig. 6.

‘Path dependency’ in shaping the structure by gender and age in post-state farm localities by population change between 1950 and 2021.
‘Path dependency’ in shaping the structure by gender and age in post-state farm localities by population change between 1950 and 2021.

Changes in the population structure by age and gender between 1960 and 2021 based on 1950–2021 census data_

SpecificationYear
1960197019781988200220112021
old-age index*
post-state farm localities18.929.935.940.950.170.7116.0
total localities27.145.352.154.165.090.4121.1
feminisation coefficient**
post-state farm localities107.1102.5101.2100.3100.9100.4100.3
total localities109.2105.9105.3105.1106.5106.6106.7

Separation criterion for assessment based on Kaczmarek and Parysek (1977)_

Separation criterionEvaluation of size of indicator relative to its average size
zxijxj+12δj{z_{xij}} \ge {x_j} + {1 \over 2}{\delta _j}favourable
xjzxij<xj+12δj{x_j} \le {z_{xij}} &#x003C; {x_j} + {1 \over 2}{\delta _j}moderately favourable
xj12δjzxij<xj{x_j} - {1 \over 2}{\delta _j} \le {z_{xij}} &#x003C; {x_j}moderately unfavourable
zxij<xj12δj{z_{xij}} &#x003C; {x_j} - {1 \over 2}{\delta _j}unfavourable

Population changes in localities between 1950 and 2021 based on census data_

Census intervalLocalities with significant population growthLocalities with relatively stable populationLocalities with significant population decrease
>2020–1010–(–10)(–10)–(–20)>(–20)
In post-state farm localities (%)
1950/202166.95.212.15.410.4
1950/198872.57.311.84.44.0
1988/202114.35.234.322.723.5
Localities in total (%)
1950/202125.24.713.59.447.2
1950/198822.67.122.214.333.7
1988/202115.26.626.519.532.2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 76
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2025
Published on: Jul 2, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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