China vs Poland: Total number of international immigrants

China
1.64 million immigrants
in 2024
Poland
1.74 million immigrants
in 2024
China rank
44th
Poland rank
42nd

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • China
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.74 million immigrants against 1.64 million immigrants in China, a difference of 101,180 immigrants.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

China ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 564,502 immigrants 1.05 million immigrants 480,708 immigrants Poland
2000s 787,138 immigrants 773,757 immigrants 13,380 immigrants China
2010s 1.10 million immigrants 666,388 immigrants 436,622 immigrants China
2020s 1.53 million immigrants 1.24 million immigrants 287,920 immigrants China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, China or Poland?
Poland, at 1.74 million immigrants against 1.64 million immigrants in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between China and Poland?
101,180 immigrants, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Poland rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
China ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People living in a given country who were born in another country.