International migrant stock in Poland
International migrants made up 4.5% of the population of Poland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Poland, 2024
4.5%
Change from 2020
+2.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
14.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
14.2%
Position in 2024
117th of 216
International migrant stock in Poland over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.9% in 2020, a change of +2.6 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 3.0%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 117th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Net migration
-330,820 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
300,496e (Estimated) immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
205,869e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
16,075 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
11,155 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
0.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat