 Rodło, a symbol of the Polish minority in Germany, originally used by the Union of Poles in Germany. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,100,022 (2020)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Polish, German, Silesian, Kashubian | |
| Religion | |
| 75.5% Roman Catholic, 13.8% non-religious, 8.0% Protestantism[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Poles, Germans, Kashubians, Poles in the United States |
Poles in Germany (German: Polen) are the second largest Polish diaspora (Polonia) in the world and the biggest in Europe. Estimates of the number of Poles living in Germany vary from 2 million[3][4][5] to about 3 million people living that might be of Polish descent. Their number has quickly decreased over the years, and according to the latest census, there are approximately 866,690 Poles in Germany.[1] The main Polonia organisations in Germany are the Union of Poles in Germany and Congress of Polonia in Germany. Polish surnames are relatively common in Germany, especially in the Ruhr area (Ruhr Poles).
- ^ a b "Anzahl der Ausländer in Deutschland nach Herkunftsland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016". statista (in German).
- ^ "Zensusdatenbank – Ergebnisse des Zensus 2011". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Zensusdatenbank – Ergebnisse des Zensus 2011". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Wspólnota Polska. "Stowarzyszenie Wspólnota Polska". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Raport o sytuacji Polonii i Polaków za granicą 2012". Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. 2013. p. 177. Retrieved 27 November 2013.