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The primary objective of the article was to present the differences in women's fertility measurements in Poland depending on the method of estimating the population number. An additional aim was to determine the variability of fertility rates by age and geographical region as a consequence of the adopted definitions of population. The study used data from Statistics Poland, Eurostat and the Human Fertility Database for 2021, taking into account changes in women's fertility starting from the 1945 generation. Demographic, period and cohort analysis methods were employed in the study. The longitudinal approach was used to additionally identify changes in fertility patterns across generations of women. In accordance with the principle of constructing demographic coefficients, the number of events was related to the population that could actually experience them, i.e. the resident population. All partial fertility rates were recalculated based on the estimated resident population according to the Population and Housing Census 2021. The results of the analysis indicate that total fertility rate (TFR) of women in Poland in 2021 calculated for the population according to the national definition was lower by 4.3% than the rate calculated for the resident population. The most significant underestimation was observed for the 35–39 age group (by 6.3%), and in terms of geographical regions, for Podkarpacie (by 11.0%). The discrepancies are larger for age groups and regions with greater mobility, showing the need to take into account the resident population when measuring the intensity of demographic processes.

The paper analyses basic issues relating to labour market discrimination experienced by persons with disabilities, which is reflected in the different levels of employment and unemployment of this group of people in relation to the entire population. Therefore, the aim of the study is to identify the inequality in the labour market with respect to the disability status, sex and age, and to assess the stability of this relation over time. The research covers the period from 2001 to 2018 and was based on the 2002 and 2011 Census and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The examination of the inequalities in economic activity between people with disabilities and the entire population while taking into account both sex and age was based on the analysis of census data. The stability of this relation was verified on the basis of LFS data, which provide information on employment and unemployment among persons with disabilities in general or separately by sex or age. The constructed patterns were used to estimate the economic activity of people with disabilities in 2011. The paper used methods of demographic analysis, comparative statistics, time series, the verification of statistical hypotheses and statistical estimation. Clear differences concern men aged 35–39 and women aged 40–49. The employment rate for men with disabilities is three times lower, and for women 2.5 times lower than among the whole population. The relationship between employment rates was essentially constant over the 2001–2018 period. An upward trend was observed in the case of the unemployment rate. 2008 saw a clear increase in the disproportion in relation to the trend. The unemployment rate among persons with disabilities compared to the entire population was higher for men by an average of 60% and by 50% for women.

The article presents a synthetic assessment of "Statistical News", as a scientific journal of the Central Statistical Office and the Polish Statistical Association. Considerations provide a specific kind of SWOT analysis: presenting strengths and weaknesses of "Statistical News" as well as its potential opportunities and probable threats. An attempt is also undertaken to determine the role of "Statistical News" among Polish statisticians. Questions on prospects of the magazine and the expectations of the community of Polish statisticians are formulated. The discussion includes the role of both the magazine as a forum for exchange of information and as the journal with an impact factor that meets the standards of Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports (JCR), SCOPUS or other bases determined mainly by the number of citations.

W niniejszym artykule przedstawiono dotychczasowe i przyszłe trendy rozwoju populacji miasta Poznania. Celem badań jest wskazanie powiązań i relacji między rozwojem demograficznym miasta i otaczających je obszarów podmiejskich w zakresie starzenia się ludności, rynku pracy i poziomu wykształcenia.Zmniejszenie średniego rocznego tempa wzrostu liczby ludności w powiecie poznańskim oraz towarzyszący mu spadek liczby mieszkańców Poznania wskazują na fazę absolutnej dezurbanizacji w rozwoju miasta. Trudno jest określić wpływ nieco większego wzrostu płodności kobiet w Poznaniu, w porównaniu z obserwowanym w otaczającym miasto regionie. Z kolei zmiany w długości oczekiwanego trwania życia wskazują rosnące podobieństwa charakterystyk rozwoju demograficznego miasta i strefy podmiejskiej.Procesy demograficzne są analizowane w powiązaniu ze zmianami społecznymi. Tempo wzrostu liczby absolwentów wyższych uczelni w najbliższym otoczeniu Poznania jest znacznie wyższe aniżeli obserwowane w centrum miasta. Zwrócono także uwagę na wpływ wykształcenia na rozwój kariery i wydłużenie okresu aktywności zawodowej, a także na decyzje matrymonialne i prokreacyjne. Wzrost poziomu wykształcenia siły roboczej ma stały, pozytywny i znaczący wpływ na wzrost gospodarczy.

The author assesses the censuses carried out using traditional methods and the use of administrative data taking as criteria for evaluation: sources of information in the census of population and housing, census cartography, methods of gathering information, evaluating the results of the census, data processing and disseminating the results in Poland and in the world.