Net migration in Poland

Net migration to Poland was -330,820 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Poland, 2025 -330,820 People
Change from 2024 −39.0% 2024: -238,062 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 212th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Poland over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period PolandEuropean Union
2025 -330,820 people -317,019 people
2024 -238,062 people 194,612 people
2023 -7,824 people 1,304,104 people
2022 967,744 people 4,206,655 people
2021 2,251 people 1,023,760 people
2020 3,920 people 1,066,639 people
2019 7,696 people 1,415,454 people
2018 -223 people 1,355,231 people
2017 -21,535 people 1,145,236 people
2016 -5,675 people 1,025,819 people
2015 3,887 people 1,510,501 people
2014 5,525 people 777,635 people
2013 12,402 people 559,014 people
2012 4,635 people 414,115 people
2011 45,951 people 609,533 people
2010 119,623 people 656,784 people
2009 -8,283 people 627,112 people
2008 -42,288 people 1,020,991 people
2007 -51,235 people 1,481,382 people
2006 -68,882 people 610,067 people
2005 -41,942 people 1,220,827 people
2004 -38,216 people 1,430,224 people
2003 -19,039 people 1,583,811 people
2002 -16,462 people 1,523,588 people
2001 -16,648 people 902,221 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −39.0% from -238,062 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3,887 people, the figure has changed by −334,707.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 212th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects