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Poland → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Poland
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
7,576
Change since 2018
+61.1%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
4.23%
Inflow 20237,576OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Poland to Switzerland

Inflows of nationals of Poland recorded by Switzerland; stock of nationals of Poland living there; and acquisitions of Switzerland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

3,7887,576200020032006200920122015201820212023
3,7887,5762000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000562
2001691
2002684
2003596
2004674
2005824
20061,302
20072,052
20082,437
20092,123
20102,047
20113,413
20123,340
20132,936
20144,782
20154,821
20164,069
20174,123
20184,704
20194,692
20204,550
20214,712
20226,322
20237,576
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—46,630—
20237,57642,157558
20226,32238,425416
20214,71236,157379
20204,55033,879279
20194,69231,568313
20184,70429,165283
20174,12326,927292
20164,06924,673248
20154,82121,421258
20144,78217,927218
20132,93616,155202
20123,34013,947172
20113,41311,462169
20102,04710,227148
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Poland who live in Switzerland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

27k53k19901995200020052010201520202024
27k53k19902000201020202024
Data table
199019,558
199520,165
200020,928
200522,827
201023,750
201533,244
202043,853
202453,044
Estimate, 2024
53,044
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.9%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
12
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Switzerland's consulates in Poland

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Switzerland's consulates located in Poland.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024330—
2022100—
2021110—
2019110—
2015220—
201410100—
201398111.1%
201276114.3%
201111110—
20101,1551,125302.6%
20092,8652,782832.9%

Applications by year

1,4332,86520092010201120122013201420152019202120222024
1,4332,865200920112013201520212024
Data table
20092,865
20101,155
201111
20127
20139
201410
20152
20191
20211
20221
20243
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Switzerland in Poland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyWarsaweda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Poland ranks 6.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Poland, 2023
  1. Germany97,945
  2. Netherlands25,298
  3. Spain7,401
  4. Norway6,444
  5. Denmark4,879
  6. Sweden4,493
  7. Austria4,477
  8. Iceland4,357
  9. Belgium3,737
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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