In 2022 theatres and music institutions presented 53 thousand performances and concerts, with 9.3 million audience. 771 premieres took place. Theatres and music institutions had 5.0 thousand performances and concerts in their repertoir.

In 2022, 310 art galleries were operating, which organised 3.5 thousand exhibitions in Poland for 3.0 million visitors. Compared to the previous year, the number of exhibitions in the country increased by 16.0%, while number of visitors decreased by 13.8%.

In April the assessments of general business climate indicator in all of presented kinds of activities are at a higher level as compared to the ones presented in March this year. In all areas, except for retail trade, it is below the long-term mean . In majority of the areas, the level of "diagnostic" components is similar as in March, while all the "prognostic" ones improve.

In March the assessments of general business climate indicator in all of presented kinds of activities are at a higher or similar level as compared to the ones presented in February this year. In all areas it is below the long-term mean . In majority of the areas, the level of "diagnostic" components is similar as in February, while the "prognostic" ones improve.

In 2022, the financial results of cultural institutions increased compared to the previous year. Total revenues increased by 18.1% and investment outlays by 25.1%.

In Poland, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the state of epidemic threat in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infections was still in force. Solutions were still in place to prevent and counter the spread of the said virus. These solutions are also applicable to the labour market. Among them, for instance, is the possibility of working from outside a permanent workplace, that is remote work. The data presented in this publication were obtained from the Labour Demand Survey.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, there were 115.7 thousand job vacancies in Poland, 15.8% fewer than in the end of the fourth quarter of 2021. The job vacancy rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 0.92%. Both the number of newly created jobs and the number of liquidated jobs decreased on a year-over-year basis (by 21.3% and 14.3%, respectively).

In February the assessments of general business climate indicator are at a slightly higher or similar level as in January in all presented kinds of activities. In all areas it is below the long-term mean . In majority of researched areas “diagnostic” components deteriorate, whereas “forecast” ones improve in all sectors.

In January this year the assessments of general business climate indicator are at a higher level than in December last year in most of presented kinds of activities. In all areas it is below the long-term mean . In majority of researched areas “diagnostic” components improve, whereas in the case of “forecast” ones they differ depending on area of econo-my.

The Yearbook contains the basic information on the numbers and structure of the population of Poland in 2021, and retrospective data prepared on the basis of population summaries and data on vital statistics (characteristics of new marriages, adjudged divorces and separations, births and deaths), as well as lifespan. Moreover, in the yearbook information about internal and international population migrations, and a short version of the international comparison was presented.