Permanent migration inflows to Poland continued the falling trend of recent years, according to data from the Central Population Register: 12 200 persons (including Polish citizens) arrived in 2013 for permanent stays. This constituted a fall of 16% compared to the inflow of 14 600 in 2012. The downward trend appeared to continue in the first half of 2014, when the inflow stood at 5 400, 5% below the corresponding level in 2013. The recorded outflow amounted to 32 100 persons in 2013, after 21 200 in 2012. These figures suggest a net emigration of about 20 000 persons.