Poles in Sweden
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 88,704[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Stockholm, Malmö | |
| Languages | |
| Polish, Yiddish, Swedish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism), Judaism, Irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Poles, Ashkenazi Jews |
Poles in Sweden (Swedish: Svenskpolacker) are citizens and residents of Sweden who emigrated from Poland.
Demographics
According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are a total 88,704 Poland-born immigrants living in Sweden.[1] They include both native Poles, as well as descendants of Polish Jewish immigrants from Poland.[2]
Education
In 2010, there were 4,186 students with Polish as their mother tongue who participated in the state-run Swedish for Immigrants adult language program. Of these pupils, 251 had 0-6 years of education in their home country (Antal utbildningsår i hemlandet), 241 had 7-9 years of education in their home country, and 3,694 had 10 years education or more in their home country.[3] As of 2012, 5,100 pupils with Polish as their mother tongue and 5,079 Poland-born students were enrolled in the language program.[4]
Notable people
- Jerzy Einhorn
- Izabella Scorupco
- Thomas Rusiak
- Eliza Roszkowska Öberg
- Catherine Jagiellon
- Michal Zajkowski
- Anna Anka
- Peter Wolodarski
- Jerzy Luczak-Szewczyk
- Paweł Cibicki
- Oscar Lewicki
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Foreign-born persons by country of birth, age, sex and year". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Bernhardt, Eva (2007). Immigration, Gender, and Family Transitions to Adulthood in Sweden. University Press of America. p. 124. ISBN 0761835709. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ centralbyrån, SCB - Statistiska (2010). Statistical Yearbook of Sweden 2010 (PDF). [S.l.]: Statistiska Centralbyran. p. 198. ISBN 9789161814961. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Utbildning och forskning - Statistisk årsbok 2014" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. p. 456. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
