Poland → Denmark
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Poland
- To
- Denmark
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 4,879
- Change since 2018
- +13.6%
- Share of all arrivals in Denmark, 2023
- 6.21%
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Migration from Poland to Denmark
Inflows of nationals of Poland recorded by Denmark; stock of nationals of Poland living there; and acquisitions of Denmark's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 291 |
| 2001 | 364 |
| 2002 | 386 |
| 2003 | 399 |
| 2004 | 705 |
| 2005 | 1,293 |
| 2006 | 2,533 |
| 2007 | 4,274 |
| 2008 | 6,529 |
| 2009 | 3,383 |
| 2010 | 2,928 |
| 2011 | 3,158 |
| 2012 | 4,227 |
| 2013 | 4,445 |
| 2014 | 5,012 |
| 2015 | 4,903 |
| 2016 | 4,559 |
| 2017 | 4,628 |
| 2018 | 4,294 |
| 2019 | 3,870 |
| 2020 | 3,239 |
| 2021 | 4,817 |
| 2022 | 5,244 |
| 2023 | 4,879 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 48,548 | — |
| 2023 | 4,879 | 46,637 | 143 |
| 2022 | 5,244 | 43,637 | 201 |
| 2021 | 4,817 | 41,150 | 232 |
| 2020 | 3,239 | 40,805 | 384 |
| 2019 | 3,870 | 40,531 | 78 |
| 2018 | 4,294 | 39,307 | 122 |
| 2017 | 4,628 | 37,639 | 372 |
| 2016 | 4,559 | 35,323 | 174 |
| 2015 | 4,903 | 32,255 | 45 |
| 2014 | 5,012 | 29,303 | 29 |
| 2013 | 4,445 | 26,759 | 39 |
| 2012 | 4,227 | 24,477 | 41 |
| 2011 | 3,158 | 22,619 | 33 |
| 2010 | 2,928 | 21,119 | 36 |
Migrant population
People born in Poland who live in Denmark: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 8,802 |
| 1995 | 9,892 |
| 2000 | 10,601 |
| 2005 | 12,066 |
| 2010 | 26,345 |
| 2015 | 36,175 |
| 2020 | 41,988 |
| 2024 | 49,767 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 49,767
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 5.9%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 1
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Denmark's consulates in Poland
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Denmark's consulates located in Poland.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6% |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 |
Denmark: national statistics office
Residence permits granted by Denmark to citizens of Poland, by type of permit (Statistics Denmark).
| Year | All | Work | Study | Family | Protection | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,970 | 2,781 | 434 | 381 | 1 | 373 |
| 2024 | 4,767 | 3,426 | 476 | 482 | 1 | 382 |
| 2023 | 6,250 | 4,477 | 538 | 716 | 0 | 519 |
| 2022 | 6,923 | 5,245 | 449 | 806 | 1 | 422 |
| 2021 | 6,027 | 4,408 | 571 | 638 | 0 | 410 |
| 2020 | 4,077 | 2,994 | 436 | 354 | 0 | 293 |
| 2019 | 4,750 | 3,525 | 406 | 466 | 0 | 353 |
| 2018 | 5,345 | 3,937 | 497 | 538 | 0 | 373 |
| 2017 | 5,654 | 4,021 | 524 | 672 | 0 | 437 |
| 2016 | 5,701 | 4,015 | 517 | 723 | 0 | 446 |
| 2015 | 6,019 | 4,175 | 586 | 769 | 0 | 489 |
| 2014 | 5,893 | 4,120 | 523 | 785 | 0 | 465 |
| 2013 | 5,560 | 3,717 | 641 | 779 | 0 | 423 |
| 2012 | 5,199 | 3,411 | 617 | 814 | 0 | 357 |
| 2011 | 5,129 | 3,236 | 721 | 806 | 0 | 366 |
| 2010 | 4,902 | 3,032 | 746 | 863 | 0 | 261 |
All by year
Data table
| 2005 | 3,991 |
| 2006 | 9,522 |
| 2007 | 11,797 |
| 2008 | 15,300 |
| 2009 | 6,221 |
| 2010 | 4,902 |
| 2011 | 5,129 |
| 2012 | 5,199 |
| 2013 | 5,560 |
| 2014 | 5,893 |
| 2015 | 6,019 |
| 2016 | 5,701 |
| 2017 | 5,654 |
| 2018 | 5,345 |
| 2019 | 4,750 |
| 2020 | 4,077 |
| 2021 | 6,027 |
| 2022 | 6,923 |
| 2023 | 6,250 |
| 2024 | 4,767 |
| 2025 | 3,970 |
- Residence permits granted, October 2025 – September 2026
- 3,568
- of which for work
- 2,480
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Denmark, 2023; Poland ranks 4.
- Ukraine8,215
- Romania6,129
- Germany5,042
- Poland4,879
- United States4,154
- Italy3,424
- India3,376
- Spain2,288
- Iran2,166
- Nepal2,149
- China2,049
- Sweden1,939
- Germany97,945
- Netherlands25,298
- Switzerland7,576
- Spain7,401
- Norway6,444
- Sweden4,493
- Austria4,477
- Iceland4,357
- Belgium3,737
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