Poland → Japan
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Poland
- To
- Japan
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 763
- Change since 2018
- -36.9%
- Share of all arrivals in Japan, 2023
- 0.12%
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Migration from Poland to Japan
Inflows of nationals of Poland recorded by Japan; stock of nationals of Poland living there; and acquisitions of Japan's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2006 | 974 |
| 2007 | 814 |
| 2008 | 1,056 |
| 2009 | 753 |
| 2010 | 841 |
| 2011 | 698 |
| 2012 | 830 |
| 2013 | 731 |
| 2014 | 809 |
| 2015 | 1,365 |
| 2016 | 1,100 |
| 2017 | 1,031 |
| 2018 | 1,209 |
| 2019 | 1,270 |
| 2020 | 271 |
| 2021 | 141 |
| 2022 | 753 |
| 2023 | 763 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 1,766 | — |
| 2023 | 763 | 1,689 | — |
| 2022 | 753 | 1,377 | — |
| 2021 | 141 | 1,408 | — |
| 2020 | 271 | 1,605 | — |
| 2019 | 1,270 | 1,626 | — |
| 2018 | 1,209 | 1,434 | — |
| 2017 | 1,031 | 1,420 | — |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 1,653 | — |
| 2015 | 1,365 | 1,110 | — |
| 2014 | 809 | 1,087 | — |
| 2013 | 731 | 1,007 | — |
| 2012 | 830 | 951 | — |
| 2011 | 698 | 978 | — |
| 2010 | 841 | 990 | — |
Migrant population
People born in Poland who live in Japan: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 340 |
| 1995 | 552 |
| 2000 | 723 |
| 2005 | 840 |
| 2010 | 969 |
| 2015 | 1,794 |
| 2020 | 1,866 |
| 2024 | 1,756 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 1,756
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.05%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 49
- Counted by
- citizenship
Residents in Japan
Citizens of Poland living in Japan at the end of each December, by status of residence (Immigration Services Agency of Japan).
Residents in work-related statuses
Data table
| 2012 | 201 |
| 2013 | 219 |
| 2014 | 247 |
| 2015 | 710 |
| 2016 | 413 |
| 2017 | 396 |
| 2018 | 475 |
| 2019 | 458 |
| 2022 | 412 |
| 2023 | 435 |
| 2024 | 470 |
| 2025 | 514 |
| December | All residents | Work-related statuses | Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services | Specified Skilled Worker | Technical Intern Training | Student | Permanent Resident | Dependent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,080 | 514 | 336 | 4 | 8 | 288 | 568 | 141 |
| 2024 | 1,865 | 470 | 314 | 4 | 4 | 221 | 556 | 117 |
| 2023 | 1,766 | 435 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 551 | 120 |
| 2022 | 1,689 | 412 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 529 | 122 |
| 2019 | 1,605 | 458 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 458 | 101 |
| 2018 | 1,626 | 475 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 439 | 103 |
| 2017 | 1,434 | 396 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 414 | 82 |
| 2016 | 1,420 | 413 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 397 | 75 |
| 2015 | 1,653 | 710 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 379 | 90 |
| 2014 | 1,110 | 247 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 367 | 72 |
| 2013 | 1,087 | 219 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 351 | 87 |
| 2012 | 1,007 | 201 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 335 | 92 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Japan in Poland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Warsaw | pl.emb-japan.go.jp |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Japan, 2023; Poland ranks 39.
- Vietnam133,732
- China106,717
- Indonesia67,088
- Nepal39,564
- Philippines37,338
- Myanmar30,849
- South Korea27,566
- United States19,684
- Thailand16,777
- Taiwan13,603
- Sri Lanka11,328
- India10,547
- Germany97,945
- Netherlands25,298
- Switzerland7,576
- Spain7,401
- Norway6,444
- Denmark4,879
- Sweden4,493
- Austria4,477
- Iceland4,357
- Belgium3,737
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