Japan vs Poland: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth

Japan
342,968
in 2024
Poland
390,226
in 2024
Japan rank
30th
Poland rank
28th

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth over time

  • Japan
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 390,226 against 342,968 in Japan, a difference of 47,258.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 30th and Poland ranks 28th of 117 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Poland Difference Ahead
1870s 73 14,436 14,363 Poland
1880s 401 48,557 48,156 Poland
1890s 2,292 147,440 145,148 Poland
1900s 24,788 383,407 358,619 Poland
1910s 67,744 937,884 870,140 Poland
1920s 81,502 1.14 million 1.06 million Poland
1930s 70,993 1.27 million 1.20 million Poland
1960s 109,175 747,750 638,575 Poland
1970s 120,235 548,107 427,872 Poland
1980s 221,794 418,128 196,334 Poland
1990s 290,128 388,328 98,200 Poland
2000s 344,809 472,218 127,409 Poland
2010s 337,319 430,042 92,723 Poland
2020s 339,152 389,981 50,828 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign born population of the united states by country of birth, Japan or Poland?
Poland, at 390,226 against 342,968 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign born population of the united states by country of birth between Japan and Poland?
47,258, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
Japan ranks 30th and Poland ranks 28th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,327 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed