Demographic History Of Poland
Polish people were formed from the slow mergers and assimilations of various tribes living on what became Poland's territories in the early Middle Ages. The Historical demography of Poland shows that in the past, Poland's demography was much more diverse than at present. For many centuries, until the end of World War II, the Polish population was composed of many significant ethnic minorities.
Read more about Demographic History Of Poland: Kingdom of Poland (966–1569), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795), Partitions (1795–1918), Second Polish Republic (1918–1939), General Statistics. Tables
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