Indians in Poland
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from 18,011 (2023) People of Indian Origin |
Indians in Poland consist of migrants from India to Poland and their locally born descendants. The estimations of the number of Indians in Poland vary from 15,000[3] to 38,000 by governmental sources.[4][5][6]
Migration history
Indians started migrating to Poland in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the political situation changed, and new opportunities started to emerge.[7] Most of them are businessmen [citation needed] who migrated to cash in on the economic boom after Warsaw opted for a free-market economy in 1989 and joined the European Union in 2004. In 2007, Poland signed an agreement with India to admit more Indian migrant workers, as part of an effort to ameliorate labour shortages caused by the outward migration of hundreds of thousands of Polish workers to wealthier countries in the European Union.[8] Newer groups of Indians in Poland are students and academics.[9] Recent research shows that the Indian community has been well integrated into Polish society.[10]
Number of work permits for Indian citizens and number of Indian students enrolled in Polish universities
Year | Total number of work permits for foreigners issued [11] | Of which for Indians (%) | Number of work permits for Indian citizens* | Academic year | Number of Indian students enrolled in Polish universities |
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2010 | 36 800 | 3,2 | 1 189[12] | 2009-10 | 227[13] |
2011 | 40 808 | 2,6 | 1 055 | 2010-11 | 148 |
2012 | 39 144 | 2,78% | 1 088 | 2011-12 | 189 |
2013 | 39 078 | 3,33% | 1 301 | 2012-13 | 204 |
2014 | 43 663 | 2,84% | 1 240 | 2013-14 | 321[14] |
2015 | 65 786 | 2,17% | 1 428 | 2014-15 | 545[15] |
2016 | 127 394 | 1,39% | 1 771 | 2015-16 | 896[16] |
2017 | 235 626 | 1,61% | 3 794 | 2016-17 | 2 138[17] |
2018 | 328 768 | 2,54% | 8 362 | 2017-18 | 2 987[18] |
2019 | * | *% | * | 2018-19 | 3600 (preliminary data) |
- (Calculated on basis of col. 1 and col. 2)
Culture
The Indian community in Poland is a business-minded community. They have their own '
Religion
Hindus and Sikhs form the majority of the Indian community.
There are about 120 Sikh families in Warsaw headed by J J Singh, the most prominent Indian, who is also the president of Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
See also
References
- ^ Statystyki — Świat — Aktualne dokumenty — Mapa — Rok: 2022 — MIGRACJE.GOV.PL
- ^ Indian Community of Poland
- ^ Indian Community of Poland
- ^ Ministry of External Affairs, India (2021) Population of Overseas Indians p.5
- ^ Pędziwiatr, K., Kugiel, P. (2014) The Indian Diaspora and Poland–India Relations. PISM Report p.5
- ^ Namaste-Polsko, Sytuacja i potrzeby imigrantów z Indii w Polsce. Iwona Bąbiak, Katarzyna Gmaj (ed) (2015) Namaste-Polsko p.79
- ^ Kontynent-Warszawa- On Indian community in Warsaw
- ^ Poland: The Next Hot Destination for Indians
- ^ Pędziwiatr, K., Kugiel, P. (2015) Poland as a Study Destination: The Case of Indians at Polish Universities, In: Surdej, A., Kędzierski, M., (ed.) Economic Challenges for Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń, 187-213
- ^ Pędziwiatr, K., Kugiel, P. (2014) The Indian Diaspora and Poland–India Relations. PISM Report
- ^ "'Informacja o zatrudnieniu cudzoziemców w Polsce, 2018, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Table 2 and 3, p. 2'". psz.praca.gov.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Namaste-Polsko, Sytuacja i potrzeby imigrantów z Indii w Polsce. Iwona Bąbiak, Katarzyna Gmaj (ed) (2015) Namaste-Polsko p.16
- ^ Namaste-Polsko, Sytuacja i potrzeby imigrantów z Indii w Polsce. Iwona Bąbiak, Katarzyna Gmaj (ed) (2015) Namaste-Polsko p.18
- ^ "'Report "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2014"'". perspektywy.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "'Report "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2015"'". perspektywy.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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- ^ "'Report "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2017"'". studyinpoland.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "'Report "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2018"'". prenumeruj.forumakademickie.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Polish ISKCON history (in Polish), accessed 2010.8.4
- ^ Pakistan Hindu Post - Poland to get a Hindu temple by August
- ^ Thaindian News - Indian community celebrates Baisakhi in Poland