Ruda [ˈruda] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rytwiany, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Rytwiany, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Staszów, and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.

Demography

According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 340 people residing in Ruda village, of whom 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 31.8% from 18 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older.

Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 — by age group

SPECIFICATION					Measure unit	POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
						TOTAL	0-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80 +
I.	TOTAL				person	340	47	52	36	46	48	39	33	31	8
	—	of which in			%	100	13.8	15.3	10.6	13.5	14.1	11.5	9.7	9.1	2.4
	1.	BY SEX
		A.	Males		person	169	20	30	17	22	30	17	15	15	3
			—	of which in	%	49.7	5.9	8.8	5	6.5	8.8	5	4.4	4.4	0.9
		B.	Females		person	171	27	22	19	24	18	22	18	16	5
			—	of which in	%	50.3	7.9	6.5	5.6	7.1	5.3	6.5	5.3	4.7	1.5

Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 — by age group and sex

Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 — by sex

SPECIFICATION						Measure unit	POPULATION (by sex in 2002)
							TOTAL	Males	Females
I.	TOTAL					person	340	169	171
	—	of which in				%	100	49.7	50.3
	1.	BY AGE GROUP
		A.	At pre-working age			person	92	45	47
			—	of which in		%	27.1	13.3	13.8
		B.	At working age. grand total			person	182	97	85
			—	of which in		%	53.5	28.5	25
			a.	at mobile working age		person	108	55	53
				—	of which in	%	31.8	16.2	15.6
			b.	at non-mobile working age		person	74	42	32
				—	of which in	%	21.8	12.4	9.4
		C.	At post-working age			person	66	27	39
			—	of which in		%	19.4	7.9	11.5