Poles in Germany
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Poles in Germany (German: Polen) are the second largest Polish diaspora (Polonia) in the world and the biggest in Europe. Estimates of the number of Poles living in Germany vary from 2 million[3][4][5] to about 3 million people living that might be of Polish descent. Their number has quickly decreased over the years, and according to the latest census, there are approximately 866,690 Poles in Germany.[1] The main Polonia organisations in Germany are the Union of Poles in Germany and Congress of Polonia in Germany. Polish surnames are relatively common in Germany, especially in the Ruhr area (Ruhr Poles).
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Total population | |
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2,100,022 (2020)[1] | |
Languages | |
Polish, German, Silesian, Kashubian | |
Religion | |
75.5% Roman Catholic, 13.8% non-religious, 8.0% Protestantism[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Poles, Germans, Kashubians, Poles in the United States |
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