Monday, 25 August 2025
As of the end of November 2024, there were 1.069 million foreigners performing work in Poland, accounting for 6.9% of the country’s total workforce. This marks an increase of 1.7 percentage points compared to January 2022.
Among these foreign workers, 418,000 were employed solely under contracts of mandate and related agreements. Men made up the majority of foreign workers, although their share has declined over time — from 64.7% in January 2022 to 59.5% by November 2024.
Foreigners working in Poland came from over 150 countries, with Ukrainian citizens forming the largest group. As of November, 717,800 Ukrainians were employed in Poland, representing 67.1% of the total foreign workforce. This share, however, has decreased by 6.2 percentage points since January 2022.
Regional distribution data shows that nearly one in five foreign workers (19.6%) resided in the Warsaw metropolitan area. In contrast, the Świętokrzyskie region had the smallest share, with fewer than 1% of the total foreign worker population.
Source: GUS
