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
editNative speakers
editThis 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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-11-19 – via ABS.stat.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Umgangssprache und Staatsangehörigkeit" (PDF). Statistik Oesterreich. May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population by language, sex and urban/rural residence". UNdata. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Eurobarometer 77.1 (Feb-Mar 2012) Robotics, Civil Protection, Humanitarian Aid, Smoking Habits, and Multilingualism". European Commission. February–March 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-19 – via GESIS.
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 2011 Census results – Tab. 614b Population by age, native language, and gender, Czech Statistical Office
- ^ "Language according to age and sex by region, 1990-2021". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ 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) - ^ "What Languages Are Spoken In Iceland?". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1" (PDF). Central Statistics Office - Republic of Ireland. 2016.
- ^ GUS: Ludność. Stan i struktura demograficzno-społeczna – Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011, p. 96
- ^ "Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку". gks.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Här är 20 största språken i Sverige". Språktidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over". American FactFinder, factfinder.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "American Fact Finder, 2016 ACS". Census Bureau QuickFacts. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Банк даних". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.