According to the flash estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms seasonally unadjusted was higher by 1.9% in the 1st quarter of 2024 year-to-year against 0.4% decrease in the corresponding period of 2023.

In the country there were 2 138 stationary social welfare facilities, which had 132.6 thousand places in total. 121.9 thousand residents stayed in stationary social welfare facilities, including 60.5 thousand women.

In the first quarter of 2024, there were 92 031 registrations of enterprises recorded i.e. 4.4% less than in the corresponding period of previous year and 100 enterprises declared bankruptcy i.e. 18.0% less than in the first quarter of 2023.

In 2023, there were 974 museums and museum branches, visited by 42.3 million people. Museums presented 2.7 thousand permanent exhibitions and organised 4.6 thousand temporary exhibitions in Poland.

As at the end of April 2024 the REGON register included 5 202.4 thous. of national economy entities. The number of newly registered entities in April amounted to 34.0 thous., i.e. by 3.8% more than a month before.

At the end of 2022, 72.8 thousand children deprived entirely or partly of their own family, were staying in foster care, of which 56.2 thousand in family foster care and 16.6 thousand children in institutional foster care. In comparison to 2021 the number of children in foster care increased by 0.7%.

At the end of 2023, in foster care there were 75.3 thousand children, including 58.2 thousand in family foster care and 17.1 thousand in institutional foster care. In comparison to 2022, the number of children in foster care increased by 3.5%.

Tourists (domestic and foreign) in tourist accommodation establishments possesing 10 or more bed places in February 2024.