Foreign trade turnover1 in January – June 2021 in exports at current prices amounted to PLN 621.2 bn, while in imports - PLN 603.8 bn. The positive balance reached the level of PLN 17.3 bn, while in the same period of 2020 year amounted to PLN 16.7 bn. In comparison to the corresponding period of 2020 exports increased by 27.4%, while imports by 28.3%.

Demographic changes are nowadays one of the biggest challenges facing developing societies and although they are mainly the result of processes that have been taking place for many years, their effects – both economic and social – are beginning to be felt now. The observed trends in the field of factors affecting the size and structure of the population, such as: decrease in fertility, increase in life expectancy, creation and breakdown of families, movement of population, determine the labour market, education, health care, and also affect the nature of consumption or the social insurance market. It can be concluded that, along with the progressing demographic changes, the areas of social and economic life that they condition will expand.