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
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) β 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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