{"id":5879,"date":"2026-06-28T06:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=5879"},"modified":"2026-06-28T06:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:43:03","slug":"foster-care-in-poland-77-6-of-children-live-in-family-based-care-13085","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/foster-care-in-poland-77-6-of-children-live-in-family-based-care-13085\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster Care in Poland: 77.6% of Children Live in Family-Based Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland\u2019s foster care system supported 78,300 children at the end of 2025, up 1.3% from a year earlier, according to Statistics Poland. More than three-quarters of children were placed in family-based care, but substantial regional differences and an ageing population of foster carers highlight the challenges facing the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-article\">\n<style>\n.ceo-pz-article{\n  --navy:#131F49;\n  --navy2:#1a3a6c;\n  --amber:#e67a2d;\n  --ink:#1f2433;\n  --muted:#5b6477;\n  --line:#e4e7ee;\n  --bg:#f6f7fa;\n  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;\n  color:var(--ink);\n  max-width:860px;\n  margin:0 auto;\n  line-height:1.7;\n  font-size:18px;\n  padding:0 4px\n}\n\n.ceo-pz-article *{box-sizing:border-box}\n\n.ceo-pz-kicker{\ndisplay:inline-block;\nfont-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\nfont-size:12px;\nfont-weight:700;\nletter-spacing:.12em;\ntext-transform:uppercase;\ncolor:#fff;\nbackground:var(--navy);\npadding:7px 13px;\nborder-radius:3px;\nmargin-bottom:18px\n}\n\n.ceo-pz-article 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.v{font-size:24px}\n.ceo-pz-canvas-box{height:400px}\n.ceo-pz-table{font-size:13px}\n.ceo-pz-table th,\n.ceo-pz-table td{padding:7px}\n} <\/style>\n\n<span class=\"ceo-pz-kicker\">Social Policy \u00b7 Statistics Poland 2025<\/span>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 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in Care, More Than Three-Quarters Living in Families<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/foster-care-in-poland-77-6-of-children-live-in-family-based-care-13085\/#Family_Care_vs_Facilities_Regional_Differences\" >Family Care vs. Facilities: Regional Differences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/foster-care-in-poland-77-6-of-children-live-in-family-based-care-13085\/#Childrens_Ages_Facilities_Mainly_Care_for_Teenagers\" >Children\u2019s Ages: Facilities Mainly Care for Teenagers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/foster-care-in-poland-77-6-of-children-live-in-family-based-care-13085\/#Key_Findings\" >Key Findings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Foster_Care_in_2025_78300_Children_in_Care_More_Than_Three-Quarters_Living_in_Families\"><\/span>Foster Care in 2025: 78,300 Children in Care, More Than Three-Quarters Living in Families<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"ceo-pz-dateline\">\n  Data period: situation as at 31 December 2025 (compared with year-end 2024) \u00b7 Statistics Poland publication: 23 April 2026\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"ceo-pz-lead\">\n  At the end of 2025, Poland\u2019s foster care system covered 78,300 children \u2014 1.3% more than a year earlier. Most of them, 77.6%, were in family-based care, while the remainder lived in institutional facilities. The system relies on nearly 37,700 foster families and family children\u2019s homes, as well as 1,328 facilities, most of which are run by local governments.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n  The latest Statistics Poland data describe the structure of care for children who, for various reasons, cannot remain with their biological parents. Of the 78,300 children in care, 60,700 were placed in family-based care and 17,500 in institutional care. This confirms the direction set by the policy of deinstitutionalisation: placing children with families, rather than in facilities, remains the priority.\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-kpis\">\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-kpi\">\n    <div class=\"v\">78.3k<\/div>\n    <div class=\"l\">children in foster care (+1.3% year on year)<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-kpi\">\n    <div class=\"v\">77.6%<\/div>\n    <div class=\"l\">were in family-based care<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-kpi\">\n    <div class=\"v\">37.7k<\/div>\n    <div class=\"l\">foster families and family children\u2019s homes<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-kpi\">\n    <div class=\"v\">1,328<\/div>\n    <div class=\"l\">institutional foster care facilities<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Family_Care_vs_Facilities_Regional_Differences\"><\/span>Family Care vs. Facilities: Regional Differences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>\n  The share of children in family-based care varies substantially across voivodeships. The highest proportions were recorded in Greater Poland (85.0%) and West Pomerania (82.7%), while the lowest were in \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie (68.7%) and Subcarpathia (72.1%). The scale of the phenomenon is strongly concentrated: around one-third of all children in care (34.7%) were in just three voivodeships \u2014 Silesia, Lower Silesia and Mazovia.\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-chartwrap\">\n  <div class=\"ct\">Share of Family-Based Care in the Total Number of Children, by Voivodeship<\/div>\n  <div class=\"cs\">Situation as at 31 December 2025, %. Amber bar: national average of 77.6%.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-canvas-box\">\n    <canvas id=\"ceoPzReg\"><\/canvas>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\n  Among the 36,800 foster families, kinship families predominate, accounting for 63.5%. Non-professional foster families make up 30.2%, while professional families account for 6.3%. The role was performed by 18,800 married couples and 18,000 single people, while more than half of carers (52.8%) were aged 51\u201370 \u2014 an important signal for planning the future replacement of the care workforce.\n<\/p>\n\n<table class=\"ceo-pz-table\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Voivodeship<\/th>\n      <th class=\"num\">Families<\/th>\n      <th class=\"num\">Children (family care)<\/th>\n      <th class=\"num\">Facilities<\/th>\n      <th class=\"num\">Residents<\/th>\n      <th class=\"num\">% family care<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr class=\"hi\"><td>Greater Poland<\/td><td class=\"num\">3,436<\/td><td class=\"num\">5,450<\/td><td class=\"num\">71<\/td><td class=\"num\">963<\/td><td class=\"num\">85.0<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>West Pomerania<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,360<\/td><td class=\"num\">4,065<\/td><td class=\"num\">65<\/td><td class=\"num\">851<\/td><td class=\"num\">82.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Pomerania<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,627<\/td><td class=\"num\">5,015<\/td><td class=\"num\">85<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,147<\/td><td class=\"num\">81.4<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Lubusz<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,381<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,196<\/td><td class=\"num\">42<\/td><td class=\"num\">545<\/td><td class=\"num\">80.1<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Opole<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,032<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,652<\/td><td class=\"num\">31<\/td><td class=\"num\">440<\/td><td class=\"num\">79.0<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Mazovia<\/td><td class=\"num\">4,130<\/td><td class=\"num\">6,429<\/td><td class=\"num\">140<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,809<\/td><td class=\"num\">78.0<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Silesia<\/td><td class=\"num\">5,007<\/td><td class=\"num\">8,142<\/td><td class=\"num\">179<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,345<\/td><td class=\"num\">77.6<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Podlaskie<\/td><td class=\"num\">936<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,445<\/td><td class=\"num\">33<\/td><td class=\"num\">420<\/td><td class=\"num\">77.5<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>\u0141\u00f3d\u017a<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,737<\/td><td class=\"num\">4,067<\/td><td class=\"num\">85<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,185<\/td><td class=\"num\">77.4<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Lower Silesia<\/td><td class=\"num\">4,027<\/td><td class=\"num\">6,360<\/td><td class=\"num\">153<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,037<\/td><td class=\"num\">75.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Warmia-Masuria<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,736<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,901<\/td><td class=\"num\">71<\/td><td class=\"num\">985<\/td><td class=\"num\">74.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Lublin<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,801<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,840<\/td><td class=\"num\">91<\/td><td class=\"num\">965<\/td><td class=\"num\">74.6<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Kuyavia-Pomerania<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,325<\/td><td class=\"num\">3,775<\/td><td class=\"num\">95<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,346<\/td><td class=\"num\">73.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Lesser Poland<\/td><td class=\"num\">2,071<\/td><td class=\"num\">3,201<\/td><td class=\"num\">94<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,142<\/td><td class=\"num\">73.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Subcarpathia<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,173<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,829<\/td><td class=\"num\">46<\/td><td class=\"num\">709<\/td><td class=\"num\">72.1<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"hi\"><td>\u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie<\/td><td class=\"num\">968<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,381<\/td><td class=\"num\">47<\/td><td class=\"num\">630<\/td><td class=\"num\">68.7<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"tot\"><td>Poland<\/td><td class=\"num\">37,747<\/td><td class=\"num\">60,748<\/td><td class=\"num\">1,328<\/td><td class=\"num\">17,519<\/td><td class=\"num\">77.6<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Childrens_Ages_Facilities_Mainly_Care_for_Teenagers\"><\/span>Children\u2019s Ages: Facilities Mainly Care for Teenagers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>\n  The age structure reveals a clear division in the roles played by the two forms of care. In family-based care, children aged 7\u201313 are the largest group (35.3%), while infants under one year old are the least numerous (1.7%). The pattern is entirely different in institutional facilities: teenagers aged 14\u201317 are the largest group, accounting for as much as 47.0% of residents. This shows that younger children are far more often placed with families, while facilities in practice mainly take responsibility for older adolescents.\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-chartwrap\">\n  <div class=\"ct\">Age Structure: Family-Based vs. Institutional Care<\/div>\n  <div class=\"cs\">Situation as at 31 December 2025, share within each form of care, %.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ceo-pz-canvas-box\" style=\"height:340px\">\n    <canvas id=\"ceoPzAge\"><\/canvas>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\n  Among institutional facilities, socialisation-type care and education centres predominate, accounting for 65.3% of the 16,900 available places. Three-quarters of all facilities (74.9%) are run by local-government entities, mainly counties (558) and cities with county rights (406). The remainder are run by associations (127), churches and religious associations (111), and foundations (95).\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-callout\">\n  <p>\n    In 2025, <strong>10.0k<\/strong> children entered family-based care for the first time, while 8.500 children under the age of 18 left it. A total of 2.600 residents returned to their birth families, and 1.200 children were adopted.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Among adult residents leaving family-based care, 2.300 established their own households, but <strong>1.300<\/strong> people who exited the system after turning 18 had still not become independent \u2014 a group particularly exposed to difficulties entering the labour and housing markets.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ceo-pz-takeaways\">\n  <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Findings\"><\/span>Key Findings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>System ro\u015bnie umiarkowanie (+1.3% r\/r) i pozostaje oparty na pieczy rodzinnej (77.6%), zgodnie z kierunkiem deinstytucjonalizacji.<\/li>\n    <li>Regional differences are considerable \u2014 from 85.0% of children in families in Greater Poland to 68.7% in \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie.<\/li>\n    <li>Facilities instytucjonalne specjalizuj\u0105 si\u0119 de facto w opiece nad nastolatkami (14\u201317 lat to 47.0% wychowank\u00f3w), podczas gdy m\u0142odsze dzieci trafiaj\u0105 g\u0142\u00f3wnie do rodzin.<\/li>\n    <li>An ageing care workforce (52.8% of carers are aged 51\u201370) and adult care leavers who have not achieved independence are challenges requiring attention in social policy.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"ceo-pz-source\">\n  Source: Statistics Poland, \u201cFoster Care in 2025\u201d (Statistical Office in Krak\u00f3w, publication of 23 April 2026); situation as at 31 December 2025. 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More than three-quarters of children were placed in family-based care, but substantial regional differences and an ageing population of foster carers highlight the challenges facing the system. Social Policy \u00b7 Statistics Poland 2025 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"78,300 children were in foster care in Poland at the end of 2025.\n\nMore than three in four were placed in family-based care, but the picture differs sharply across regions. In Greater Poland, 85% of children in care lived with foster families or in family children\u2019s homes. 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