SMALL-TOWN DEPOPULATION IN THE WIELKOPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP, POLAND

Abstract

This paper was meant to show the demographic changes taking place in the small towns of Wielkopolskie voivodeship, Poland, with a focus on analysing the actual population growth using the Webb method. This made it possible to identify 8 types of small towns, differing in their pattern of relationships between the natural increase and the net migration rate. The study was carried out in two periods: 2003-2005 and 2016-2018. The analyses found that most small towns in the Wielkopolskie voivodeship were affected by depopulation, and a negative net migration rate had an impact on this process.