compatriots.net finds 294,255 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Poland, from 216 countries of origin; 119,766 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from Germany, Ukraine, United States.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Germany | 60,606 |
| Ukraine | 40,315 |
| United States | 24,838 |
| United Kingdom | 19,761 |
| France | 12,907 |
| Italy | 9,455 |
| Spain | 8,904 |
| Belarus | 8,900 |
| Russian Federation | 7,334 |
| India | 7,309 |
| Türkiye | 6,948 |
| Netherlands | 6,865 |
| Other | 97,867 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Wholesale and retail trade | 27,855 |
| Manufacturing | 14,855 |
| Construction | 10,724 |
| Transport and storage | 9,768 |
| Professional and scientific | 9,173 |
| Information and communication | 8,418 |
| Administrative and support | 6,080 |
| Accommodation and food | 4,476 |
| Real estate | 4,046 |
| Other services | 2,580 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,754 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 1,273 |
| Other | 3,963 |
Abroad, 681,129 people from Poland are documented in 218 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 282,519 |
| United States | 186,714 |
| Germany | 87,028 |
| France | 59,241 |
| Switzerland | 37,711 |
| Netherlands | 34,738 |
| Sweden | 22,669 |
| Ireland | 17,211 |
| Spain | 17,005 |
| Denmark | 16,238 |
| Finland | 15,859 |
| Canada | 15,582 |
| Other | 182,332 |
Poland's company register lists 4,435,121 officer rows, 1,317,405 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.87; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.