Really interesting article in the Guardian today about the low birth rate in Poland. Despite lots of government support for young families, people aren't having children. For many reasons Polish women and men are simply not meeting: they move in different circles, and end up living alone.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/23/polands-birth-rate-is-in-freefall-the-cause-a-loneliness-epidemic-that-state-cash-cant-solve
Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve
Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisis, says sociologist Anna Gromada
Patrick Cherry