Where Do Most Foreign Workers in Poland Work? Key Regions and Sectors
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 Where in Poland do the largest proportions of foreign workers live, and who are they?

Poland is becoming one of the main hubs for labor migration in Europe. Last year alone, the number of foreign workers in Poland increased by more than 7%—to 1.14 million. At the same time, the concentration of labor migrants in Poland is shifting from large cities (in particular, Warsaw, where foreigners account for 18% of the workforce) to smaller regions—the powiats.
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According to in-poland, citing Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS), at the end of last year, the highest proportion of foreign workers across all sectors of employment was recorded in the following regions: Słubice—20.5% of all officially employed workers in that county, Pruszków—18.1%, and Świnoujście—18.1%.

Ukrainians remain the largest group of foreign workers in the Polish labor market—771,800 (67%)—followed by Belarusians—119,000 (10.4%).

The number of migrant workers from Colombia (the fastest growth—+21% over the past year), India, and the Philippines is also increasing.

According to studies of the Polish labor market, the vast majority of foreign workers are employed in the following sectors: administration, utilities, hospitality, food service, transportation, and logistics. Only 21% of foreign workers are employed in their field of study, while 57%

work in fields unrelated to their education and experience.


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