When comparing Poles’ declared feelings about their national identity in 2010 and 2016, it can be seen that the percentage of those who frequently feel proud to be Polish has markedly risen (from 24% to 38%), while the percentage of those embarrassed by their nationality has remained fairly constant (since 2010 the number of those who frequently feel embarrassed has minimally increased, but at the same time so have the numbers of those who never or rarely feel this way). If the stated feelings of pride and embarrassment are taken together, it can be seen that over the period 2010-2016 there has been an increase in the number of Polish people feeling only pride in their national identity (from 62% to 70%) and in those feeling both pride and embarrassment (from 4% to 6%), while there has been a drop in the number for whom their national identity is neither a source of pride nor embarrassment (from 30% to 21%).

More on this subject in the forthcoming CBOS report.