Table 1:  International Migration to and from Poland by Year (1945-2003), in thousands *

Year

Emigrants

Immigrants

Net migration

Year

Emigrants

Immigrants

Net migration

1945

1,506.0

2,283.0

777.0

1975

9.6

1.8

-7.8

1946

1,836.0

1,181.0

-655.0

1976

26.7

1.8

-24.9

1947

542.7

228.7

-314.0

1977

28.9

1.6

-27.3

1948

42.7

62.9

20.2

1978

29.5

1.5

-28.0

1949

61.4

19.1

-42.3

1979

34.2

1.7

-32.5

1950

60.9

8.1

-52.8

1980

22.7

1.5

-21.2

1951

7.8

3.4

-4.4

1981

23.8

1.4

-22.4

1952

1.6

3.7

2.1

1982

32.1

0.9

-31.2

1953

2.8

2.0

-0.8

1983

26.2

1.2

-25.0

1954

3.8

2.8

-1.0

1984

17.4

1.6

-15.8

1955

1.9

4.7

2.8

1985

20.5

1.6

-18.9

1956

21.8

27.6

5.8

1986

29.0

1.9

-27.1

1957

133.4

91.8

-41.6

1987

36.4

1.8

-34.6

1958

139.3

92.8

-46.5

1988

36.3

2.1

-34.2

1959

37.0

43.2

6.2

1989

26.6

2.2

-24.4

1960

28.0

5.7

-22.3

1990

18.4

2.6

-15.8

1961

26.5

3.6

-22.9

1991

21.0

5.0

-16.0

1962

20.2

3.3

-16.9

1992

18.1

6.5

-11.6

1963

20.0

2.5

-17.5

1993

21.3

5.9

-15.4

1964

24.2

2.3

-21.9

1994

25.9

6.9

-19.0

1965

28.6

2.2

-26.4

1995

26.3

8.1

-18.2

1966

28.8

2.2

-26.6

1996

21.3

8.2

-13.1

1967

19.9

2.1

-17.8

1997

20.2

8.4

-11.8

1968

19.4

2.2

-17.2

1998

22.2

8.9

-13.3

1969

22.1

2.0

-20.1

1999

21.5

7.5

-14.0

1970

14.1

1.9

-12.2

2000

26.9

7.3

-19.6

1971

30.2

1.7

-28.5

2001

23.3

6.6

-16.7

1972

19.1

1.8

-17.3

2002

24.5

6.6

-17.9

1973

13.0

1.4

-11.6

2003

20.8

7.0

-13.8

1974

11.8

1.4

-10.4

       

* Immigrants and emigrants include those who have "declared a change of a permanent residence."

Source: Central Statistical Office (Central Population Register – PESEL)