In 2023, the number of Poles temporarily staying abroad increased to 1.56 million. In the observed period, the United Kingdom was the country where the most significant number of Polish emigrants temporarily resided, followed by Germany.
Emigration from Poland for temporary stay from 2004 to 2023, by country
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Austria
Belgium
Czechia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
2023
34
38
4
29
23
436
6
16
68
47
128
80
29
31
27
440
2022
33
46
4
28
22
424
6
15
66
46
125
78
28
30
27
428
2021
32
47
4
27
21
418
6
14
64
46
118
78
27
29
24
454
2020
32
47
4
25
22
418
6
14
64
48
110
77
27
28
23
449
2019
32
48
6
25
21
417
6
14
65
53
104
75
27
29
21
547
2018
31
48
6
25
21
419
7
13
66
55
96
73
28
29
20
559
2017
30
48
6
24
23
410
7
11
84
59
88
72
32
29
18
629
2016
39
54
9
32
64
687
8
-
112
93
116
85
29
49
-
788
2015
36
52
9
30
64
655
8
-
111
94
112
84
30
46
-
720
2014
34
49
9
28
63
614
9
-
113
96
109
79
32
43
-
685
2013
31
49
8
25
63
560
12
-
115
96
103
71
34
40
-
642
2012
28
48
8
23
63
500
14
-
118
97
97
65
37
38
-
637
2011
25
47
7
21
62
470
15
-
120
94
95
56
40
36
-
625
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* The data refer to the number of persons staying abroad temporarily at the end of each year: for 2004-2005 - more than 2 months, for 2010-2020 - more than 3 months.
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Central Statistical Office of Poland. (December 19, 2024). Emigration from Poland for temporary stay from 2004 to 2023, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071270/poland-emigration-for-temporary-stay-by-country/
Central Statistical Office of Poland. "Emigration from Poland for temporary stay from 2004 to 2023, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071270/poland-emigration-for-temporary-stay-by-country/
Central Statistical Office of Poland. (2024). Emigration from Poland for temporary stay from 2004 to 2023, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071270/poland-emigration-for-temporary-stay-by-country/
Central Statistical Office of Poland. "Emigration from Poland for Temporary Stay from 2004 to 2023, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071270/poland-emigration-for-temporary-stay-by-country/
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Emigration from Poland for temporary stay from 2004 to 2023, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], Central Statistical Office of Poland, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071270/poland-emigration-for-temporary-stay-by-country/
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