Demographics of Poland
According to GUS, about 38,325,000 people live in Poland, however, the same report states that the number of residents living in the country all the time is approximately 37,200,000; with 1,125,000 people living abroad for 6 to 7 months or more. It means that the permanent population may be correspondingly smaller.
Polish diaspora
According to the 2002 census, 3,671 Poles live in Romania, mainly in the villages of the Suceava region (). There are even three exclusively Polish villages: "Nowy Sołoniec" (Soloneţu Nou), "Plesza" (Pleşa) and "Pojana Mikuli" (Poiana Micului). Poles in Romania form an officially recognised national minority and have one seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania (currently held by Ghervazen Longher) and access to Polish elementary schools and cultural centres (known as "Polish Houses").