Geographical distribution of Polish speakers

The article provides details and data regarding the geographical distribution of all Polish speakers, regardless of the legislative status of the countries where it's spoken. The Polish language is the dominant language of Poland and it's spoken in authochtonous minority areas through Europe and in many immigrant communities in all over the world.

Statistics

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Native speakers

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This table depicts the native speakers of the language, which means that the table includes people who have been exposed to the Polish language from birth and, thus, excludes people who use the language as a L2.

Country Absolute % Year Reference
  Australia 51,399 0.2% 2016 [1][note 1]
  Austria 30,598 0.3% 2001 [2]
  Belarus 4,216 0.1% 2009 [3]
  Belgium 16,298 0.2% 2012 [4][note 2]
  Canada 181,710 0.5% 2016 [5]
  Czech Republic 52,170 0.5% 2011 [6][note 1]
  Finland 5,982 0.1% 2021 [7]
  France 275,288 0.4% 2012 [4][note 2]
  Germany 1,112,818 1.5% 2022 [8][note 2]
  Iceland 9,012 2.7% 2016 [9]
  Ireland 135,895 2.9% 2016 [10]
  Latvia 1,774 0.1% 2001 [3]
  Lithuania 160,506 5.3% 2011 [10]
  Poland 37,815,606 98.2% 2011 [11]
  Russia 4,927 0.0% 2010 [12]
  Sweden 76,000 0.8% 2012 [13]
  United Kingdom 660,138 1.0% 2011 [3]
  United States 576,816 0.2% 2016 [14][15][note 1]
  Ukraine 19,195 0.04% 2001 [16]
Total 41190348 - -

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The reported population size was obtained by projecting the respondent percentage to the total population, since the source either included the part of the population who didn't answer or didn't take into account some parts of the population, for example children.
  2. ^ a b c Population data by Eurostat, using the source year. "The number of persons having their usual residence in a country on 1 January of the respective year". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-11-08.

References

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  6. ^ 2011 Census results – Tab. 614b Population by age, native language, and gender, Czech Statistical Office
  7. ^ "Language according to age and sex by region, 1990-2021". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ Berlin, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (2011-11-09). "Adult Education Survey (AES 2010 - Germany)". GESIS Data Archive. doi:10.4232/1.10825. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  10. ^ a b "Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1" (PDF). Central Statistics Office - Republic of Ireland. 2016.
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